New Delhi, July 2 -- 'Heads of State', directed by Ilya Naishuller and streaming on Prime Video, is your typical action-comedy caper about world leaders turned unlikely allies.

The film brings together John Cena as a fictional U.S. President and Idris Elba as the British Prime Minister, both caught up in an international conspiracy. While the plot doesn't break any new ground, the charm of its leading men and a few standout moments manage to keep things from completely falling flat.

Let's get this out of the way: the storyline is nothing particularly fresh. The basic premise - two world leaders with opposite personalities forced to work together to save the world - has been done more times than one can count. The film relies heavily on ...