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Kevin Hart: What Now? is a 2016 American stand-up comedy concert film starring comedian Kevin Hart, based on his 2015 stand-up tour of the same name. The film was released in the United States on October 14, 2016, received generally positive reviews and has grossed $23 million.

Plot

The film features two main parts, a spy story and a comedy performance. The film cuts back and forth between the two.

In the film's spy sub-plot, set before the events of the performance, Kevin is an agent for MI6 (Agent 0054) and attends a poker game event with his date Money Berry (Halle Berry) only for it to go horribly wrong. As a result, he must deliver a stand-up comedy show, which leads to the performance.

In the performance portion, Kevin Hart performs at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, providing a humorous insight into parenting, people on the edge, current events and his hardships in everyday life.

Cast

• Kevin Hart as Agent 0054 (himself)
• Halle Berry as Money Berry
• Don Cheadle as FBI Agent
• David Meunier as Victor the Russian criminal mastermind
• Ed Helms as a Bartender
• Peter Mensah as an African Dictator
• Joey Wells as a Ladies' man

Release

On July 16, 2015, Universal Pictures announced that Kevin Hart: What Now?, a stand-up comedy film starring Kevin Hart, will be released theatrically in the United States on October 14, 2016 of his What Now? Tour. The show was filmed live on August 30, 2015 in front of 53,000 people at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, with a live dress rehearsal for a small, intimate audience filmed at the stadium the night before on August 29, 2015.

The film's teaser trailer was released January 12, 2016 and was shown in front of screenings of Universal's Ride Along 2.

Reception

Box office

The film was expected to gross $13â€"15 million from about 2,567 theaters in its opening weekend. It ended up opening to $12 million, finishing second at the box office and beat out Let Me Explain ($10 million) as the highest opening of Hart's stand up comedy concert films.

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 76%, based on 51 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Kevin Hart: What Now? packs in enough of the comedian's infectious energy to more than compensate for the lulls in a stand-up set that doesn't quite rank with his best." On Metacritic, the film has a score 60 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "Aâ€"" on an A+ to F scale.

References

External links

• Official website
• Kevin Hart: What Now? at the Internet Movie Database
• Kevin Hart: What Now? at Box Office Mojo