Plot
A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.
Release Year: 2015
Rating: 7.6/10 (7,554 voted)
Critic's Score: 75/100
Director: Paul Feig
Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law
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.
Cast: Jude Law -
Bradley Fine
Raad Rawi -
Tihomir Boyanov
Melissa McCarthy -
Susan Cooper
Jessica Chaffin -
Sharon
Miranda Hart -
Nancy B. Artingstall
Sam Richardson -
John
Katie Dippold -
Katherine
Jaime Pacheco -
Jaime the Gardener
Romain Apelbaum -
DC the French Waiter
Rose Byrne -
Rayna Boyanov
Richard Brake -
Solsa Dudaev
Steve Bannos -
Alan the Bartender
Morena Baccarin -
Karen Walker
Jason Statham -
Rick Ford
Carlos Ponce -
Matthew Wright
Trivia:
Stunt co-ordinator J.J. Perry has said of the kitchen fight sequence: "The kitchen fight took two days to complete and demonstrated [director] Paul [Feig]'s commitment to ramping up the action. He's an enthusiast of 1980s 'Jackie Chan' movies, as am I, so I had a good idea what he wanted: low, wide-angle impact shots coming into the lens. It's funny, kinetic and violent". See more »
Goofs:
When Susan Cooper is talking about the Rolls Royce Wraith she says it has a GPS satellite aided transmission and implies that the car can be tracked through that system. However, GPS itself is only able to determine the vehicles location and has no communication capabilities. The car would require a separate communication/tracking system such as LoJack to be tracked. See more »
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User Review
Author:
Rating: 7/10
I have to admit before I begin that I am just not a fan of Melissa
McCarthy. Her type of humor, constant banter or whatever you want to
call it, has never really appealed to me. It seems like her jokes are
forced in your face and are nothing but one-liners. But luckily, this
was a role that fit her better than her past roles (though, not better
than her breakout role in Bridesmaids).
That being said, Spy was a nice change of pace, in the sense that
McCarthy had a sound out supporting cast around her to help carry the
weight of the movie (even if the story carries very little
originality). They helped balance out the equation, as well as help
create some solid banter between McCarthy and themselves. Jason Statham
and Peter Serafinowicz were the best of the bunch, their characters
were basically just walking clichés and they were hilarious! Statham's
over the top, macho agent persona who delivers nothing but the most
ludicrous stories was amazing. And Serafinowicz's ultra-aggressive
sexual advances were nothing short of hilarious. And the best bits from
Melissa come early in the first half of the movie when her character is
still getting used to being a field agent. It isn't until the halfway
point that the movie slowly starts to decline, the dialog becomes
nothing but crass language, Melissa's characters loses all her charm,
and the runtime sets in.
But as a whole, Spy did a good job at poking fun at traditional spy
thrillers, as well as dropping some completely ridiculous, original
gags (the bat/rodent infestation in the basement of the CIA). It is
safe to say that if you are a fan of Melissa McCarthy then you will
undoubtedly love Spy! Comedy is very subjective and like I said,
Melissa just doesn't do it for me most of the time. Fortunately, this
was one of her better roles and this type of story suited her quite
well.
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