Deep Cover, starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, and Nick Mohammed, along with heavyweights Sean Bean, Paddy Considine, and Ian McShane, isn’t the kind of film that will earn a 15-minute standing ovation at Cannes. But it will deliver an hour and a half of lighthearted fun and an easy evening’s watch.

Mohammed plays the type of character audiences already know him for, which feels a little too familiar. I think he’s a better actor than this type of role allows him to portray. It was fine in Ted Lasso, but it’s time for him to break away from that. Bloom shines as a struggling actor. And somewhat surprisingly, this turns out to be one of Howard’s stronger performances.