Nate Richard of Collider agrees, giving Heads of State a 7 out of 10 for being “stupid in all the right ways.” Idris Elba and John Cena are so great together that they overshadow a lot of the film’s other shortcomings, Richard says, writing:

Across the proverbial pond, Elba embodies U.K. P.M. Sam Clarke, who's a forward-thinking choice for a country that just elected its first person of color to the post (Rishi Sunak). As written, Clarke has more military experience than any prime minister since James Callaghan,