I was fearful of this movie from seeing the trailer. I had a feeling I was letting myself in for a paul blart style disaster but yet I laughed myself to pieces in it. Admittedly we kind of had to get to Statham's first appearance before that happened but from then on it was wonderful.
Far more intelligent and witty than the trailer might have you believe and yes McCarthy does a reasonably good performance (some excellent snappy dialogue delivery). Statham does a marvelous job of sending himself up and Miranda Hart plays the somewhat neurotic character very well.
It also does a good job of showing how people can defy your expectations of them based on their outward appearance. Also does a good job of showing up the male ego for what it often is.
It's not without flaws however as it is about 20 minutes too long; it would have been that bit snappier had it been shorter. The humour does occasionally get a bit too lowest common denominator and you have to have a high tolerance for swearing as almost every line of dialogue features it. 50 cent's cameo is pretty awful and Serafinowiz's character seems to serve no purpose (and is possibly offensive to Italians)
Before SPECTRE comes out, everyone wants to put their spy movie out, several of them spoofs. Why I wouldn't call the generically-titled Melissa McCarthy entry in the superspy genre a "spoof" exactly, it IS a comedy, and a damn funny one at that. It's the story of a brilliant CIA agent who has been wasting her potential in the "basement" partnering with Bond-like Jude Law from a computer console, until the active agents' identities are blown and she's put in the field. While trailers made this look like Paula Blart, it really isn't. McCarthy's character is somewhat clumsy and doesn't have the superspy's traditional "look", but she is extremely competent. So expect a coherent (hey, many of the Bonds can't claim that) and action-packed spy story in addition to jokes both cheap and clever. Jason Statham almost steals the show as a hard-nosed agent in love with his own outrageous reputation. It's like he's lived through all his other movies and then some! Huge, huge fun, entertaining right through the credits. You'll want to stay in your seat 'til the end to get the full story.
Pretty funny. But I expected more, and was a little disapointed to be honest. The second half is much better than the first. McCarthy is actually funny in Spy, compared to her last movie.
The laughs are inconsistent and the movie falls flat in the second half. 50 cent's appearance is also pretty cringe worthy. Nowhere near as good as Bridesmaids.
It's certainly not the best, but it's definitely not the worst.
Melissa does a good job, and barely does her usual schtick.
A lot of funny lines and quite a few funny scenes, but it definitely starts dragging halfway through.
If nothing else, see it for Jason Statham. He was absolute perfection in this. Please, may he have his own spinoff movie one day. I so miss his comedic roles.
Who knew Jason Statham had comedic talent! By far the best this about this film!! Obviously Melissa McCarthy is excellent but she plays the same person in every movie... luckily that person is hilarious but might be nice to see her change it up a bit!
McCarthy steals the show. She gives so much personality to her character. This leads to many really funny situations. The jokes keep coming and the plot has nice twists. And the music adds something extra to the movie with a Eurovision song and 50 Cent on the same soundtrack.
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DerekFME
I was fearful of this movie from seeing the trailer. I had a feeling I was letting myself in for a paul blart style disaster but yet I laughed myself to pieces in it. Admittedly we kind of had to get to Statham's first appearance before that happened but from then on it was wonderful.Far more intelligent and witty than the trailer might have you believe and yes McCarthy does a reasonably good performance (some excellent snappy dialogue delivery). Statham does a marvelous job of sending himself up and Miranda Hart plays the somewhat neurotic character very well.
It also does a good job of showing how people can defy your expectations of them based on their outward appearance. Also does a good job of showing up the male ego for what it often is.
It's not without flaws however as it is about 20 minutes too long; it would have been that bit snappier had it been shorter. The humour does occasionally get a bit too lowest common denominator and you have to have a high tolerance for swearing as almost every line of dialogue features it. 50 cent's cameo is pretty awful and Serafinowiz's character seems to serve no purpose (and is possibly offensive to Italians)
Overall though I absolutely loved it.
rabsi1
Quite funny. The second half is way better than the first. Not especially memorable though. You should laugh enough.3/5
Siskoid
Before SPECTRE comes out, everyone wants to put their spy movie out, several of them spoofs. Why I wouldn't call the generically-titled Melissa McCarthy entry in the superspy genre a "spoof" exactly, it IS a comedy, and a damn funny one at that. It's the story of a brilliant CIA agent who has been wasting her potential in the "basement" partnering with Bond-like Jude Law from a computer console, until the active agents' identities are blown and she's put in the field. While trailers made this look like Paula Blart, it really isn't. McCarthy's character is somewhat clumsy and doesn't have the superspy's traditional "look", but she is extremely competent. So expect a coherent (hey, many of the Bonds can't claim that) and action-packed spy story in addition to jokes both cheap and clever. Jason Statham almost steals the show as a hard-nosed agent in love with his own outrageous reputation. It's like he's lived through all his other movies and then some! Huge, huge fun, entertaining right through the credits. You'll want to stay in your seat 'til the end to get the full story.Malena
Statham was so funny and Melissa was great! hilarious scenes and dialogue! I loved itstinaueland
Pretty funny. But I expected more, and was a little disapointed to be honest. The second half is much better than the first. McCarthy is actually funny in Spy, compared to her last movie.neko's kat
Surprisingly a lot better than I expecteddream_tiger
The laughs are inconsistent and the movie falls flat in the second half. 50 cent's appearance is also pretty cringe worthy. Nowhere near as good as Bridesmaids.yukononun
It's certainly not the best, but it's definitely not the worst.Melissa does a good job, and barely does her usual schtick.
A lot of funny lines and quite a few funny scenes, but it definitely starts dragging halfway through.
If nothing else, see it for Jason Statham. He was absolute perfection in this. Please, may he have his own spinoff movie one day. I so miss his comedic roles.
dippygirl78
Who knew Jason Statham had comedic talent! By far the best this about this film!! Obviously Melissa McCarthy is excellent but she plays the same person in every movie... luckily that person is hilarious but might be nice to see her change it up a bit!MathianSim
Allison Janney played the shit out of that bit part.Cinemoos
McCarthy steals the show. She gives so much personality to her character. This leads to many really funny situations. The jokes keep coming and the plot has nice twists. And the music adds something extra to the movie with a Eurovision song and 50 Cent on the same soundtrack.4/5