This might sound mean, but I think Role Play is going to be very forgettable. Which is a shame, because there's nothing really bad going on here. It's decently directed, well produced, and solidly acted. Kaley Cuoco is hard to fault, but never quite manages to really feel like a trained assassin; props, though, for also not feeling at all like Penny from The Big Bang Theory or swinging too hard and having zero emotion. She does do a good job of believably caring for her family and also being very capable at her "job". Perhaps the rather tame fight choreography is ultimately to blame – I'd have loved to see her really cut loose at some point towards the end and go full Jason Bourne for a few minutes.

On the other hand, David Oyelowo is fantastic. Playing the husband that has to go from mildly concerned that the romance is wavering, to discovering his wife is a professional hitwoman, to helping rescue their kids, well, that's a role which could have felt like an emotional whiplash. But he pulls it off. There are moments where you can see – and believe – that he's making decisions to stick my the person he loves and the family he cares for. I remember thinking that he was excellent in Silo, and whilst that's undoubtedly a better showcase of his talents, he brings this film up a notch too.

As does Bill Nighy! I wasn't expecting him to show up, and for the brief amount of screen time he has, he does a lot. His smooth-talking information gathering is great, if a little obvious, and his ultimate demise is just the right amount of ridiculous.

So yeah, the villain isn't particularly interesting and the back story is a little weak, but the soul here is found in the core characters, and they're fun enough. But, with no majorly memorable action scenes, a script that elicits the odd chuckle but never a real guffaw, and leads that are decent but never mind-blowing, I'm not sure how long it will stick in my brain.