Director: Paul Feig
Writer: Paul Feig
Stars: Rose Byrne,
Jason Statham,
Melissa McCarthy
Storyline
Susan Cooper is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung
hero behind the Agency's most dangerous missions. But when her partner
falls off the grid and another top agent is compromised, she volunteers
to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer,
and prevent a global crisis.
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User Reviews
The
idea of having Melissa McCarthy as an action hero would already make
everyone predict that Spy will definitely pander the comedian to be just
the funny fat woman who may screw up her own mission caused by a number
of outrageous antics. But the approach of the actual movie turns out to
be a little smarter. Yes, it's a spy comedy that somewhat mocks the
genre, especially James Bond which one of the characters is basically a
parody of him. But aside from that, it's just another spy movie, but
with an odd choice of a hero. It's pretty silly, but the movie doesn't
go lazy with this idea. Spy is a little too long than it deserves and
the plot doesn't get much of the focus, but when it sticks to its own
laughs and spy movie tendencies, it actually works.
Unlike many spy comedies today, this one doesn't go as over-the-top cartoony as, let's say, Kingsman. The main plot doesn't exactly matter if you can follow it or not, and the movie does acknowledge it. The real story here is how the main hero doesn't seem to cut out to this job. The film doesn't downgrade this character either, Susan Cooper is actually good at being a desk-bound analyst and she really takes her job seriously. It's just that the agency don't wholly trust her due to her physicality and behavior, that she ends up being given with unimpressive identities. She's clearly not that professional in the field and that also lead herself in some awkward situations, but you can see that she's really trying to make things work. Again the film doesn't pander into obvious humor, maybe sometimes, but that's not the exact punchline. In fact, we do see the character grow into this duty that it almost seem to be an origin story, and that's definitely the case. It's trying to make her a new action hero for a franchise, but still sticking to the comedy roots, of course.
If the movie isn't being funny, then the action movie side is still worth watching, if the plot was a little careless. But there is still some interesting elements in it. The action scenes are actually well done, and surprisingly violent. Regarding this as a silly comedy, there are times the movie gets unexpectedly grim. But it strangely helps building tension, since this is still an action movie. The acting really brings it to the table. While many people are getting tired of seeing Melissa McCarthy as the obnoxious comic relief character that her recent films have often treated her, this movie manages to slightly moderate that side of the talent and establishes more of a real character out of her. Jason Statham stays with his usual character, but he finds a comedic sense to it, which delightfully stole every scene that he's in.
Spy keeps things basic, it doesn't need to completely make fun of the genre until it becomes totally otherworldly. The real center of the movie is apparently its main character learning to fit in to this dangerous side of her job in spite of her appearance and attitude, but in a naturally amusing way. The plot is still overlong and forgettable, but as long as you focus on the characters, humor and action; it's quite entertaining. The main concept may not sound exciting, but the film just handles it pretty well.
Unlike many spy comedies today, this one doesn't go as over-the-top cartoony as, let's say, Kingsman. The main plot doesn't exactly matter if you can follow it or not, and the movie does acknowledge it. The real story here is how the main hero doesn't seem to cut out to this job. The film doesn't downgrade this character either, Susan Cooper is actually good at being a desk-bound analyst and she really takes her job seriously. It's just that the agency don't wholly trust her due to her physicality and behavior, that she ends up being given with unimpressive identities. She's clearly not that professional in the field and that also lead herself in some awkward situations, but you can see that she's really trying to make things work. Again the film doesn't pander into obvious humor, maybe sometimes, but that's not the exact punchline. In fact, we do see the character grow into this duty that it almost seem to be an origin story, and that's definitely the case. It's trying to make her a new action hero for a franchise, but still sticking to the comedy roots, of course.
If the movie isn't being funny, then the action movie side is still worth watching, if the plot was a little careless. But there is still some interesting elements in it. The action scenes are actually well done, and surprisingly violent. Regarding this as a silly comedy, there are times the movie gets unexpectedly grim. But it strangely helps building tension, since this is still an action movie. The acting really brings it to the table. While many people are getting tired of seeing Melissa McCarthy as the obnoxious comic relief character that her recent films have often treated her, this movie manages to slightly moderate that side of the talent and establishes more of a real character out of her. Jason Statham stays with his usual character, but he finds a comedic sense to it, which delightfully stole every scene that he's in.
Spy keeps things basic, it doesn't need to completely make fun of the genre until it becomes totally otherworldly. The real center of the movie is apparently its main character learning to fit in to this dangerous side of her job in spite of her appearance and attitude, but in a naturally amusing way. The plot is still overlong and forgettable, but as long as you focus on the characters, humor and action; it's quite entertaining. The main concept may not sound exciting, but the film just handles it pretty well.
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