My Spy is a 2020 American action comedy film directed by Peter Segal, written by Jon and Erich Hoeber, and starring Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Kristen Schaal, and Ken Jeong. The film follows a CIA agent who finds himself at the mercy of a 9-year-old girl of a family that he and his tech support is surveilling in undercover.
I am unashamedly going to admit I had a great time with this film, I like dumb stuff, I laughed so much during the opening scene, the mix of music and Dave Bautista's reaction too it is a joy to watch, some of the comedy doesn't work, but a lot of it does. The script, written by Jon and Erich Hoeber, is complete nonsense, but it's the best nonsense it can be and provides entertaining viewing.
Dave Bautista is a joy, his character is great to watch and funny at the same time, of course I'm going to be a bit bias because I've been watching him in the WWE for a long time, but he's funny and I don't regret saying that. Many of the scenes try way to hard to be funny and many of them pay off, however, where the movie fails is with the action sequences, the comedy side works greatly but the action lets it down a bit, the opening sequence is packed with action and it works really well however the movie doesn't have any more action sequences for the remainder of the first act, I get that comedy is the main point but the action lets this film down. I loved watching Dave Bautista dance, highlight of my day so far its nonsense but hilarious.
Chloe Coleman is a nice presence on screen for a young actor and this is far better then the other film she was in this year, Timmy Failure and her chemistry with Dave Bautista works well and the montages of him teaching her to be a spy is funny to watch and the relationship with her character is heart-warming and funny to watch as he mentors her. However, her character is far too smart for a young girl and very manipulative, but I guess that's the fun of her character. Parisa Fitz-Henley works as the love interest and Ken Jong is a nice additions to the film for the few scenes he is in, however I wasn't the biggest fan of Kristen Schaal's character Bobbi, I just found her way to weird and annoying in most of the scenes she's in but does get easier to watch overtime.
The main antagonists of this film don't show up for the first hour and when they do the film takes a considerable drop, they aren't compelling or memorable and as soon as the film ends you forget about them. The film works a lot better as a family comedy then it does as an action film. Granted, some of the action works but the emotional moments don't resonate they're resolved way to quickly.
If I had seen this movie in the cinema I would be less kind as I wouldn't have wanted to pay the admin, but as I'm watching it on Amazon Prime its the perfect movie to laugh too on a Saturday afternoon. My Spy isn't the best film you'll watch this year, far from it, but for me it was a fun film to watch during another boring day in quarantine. My Spy is a generic family film that sets itself a tad above the rest as it made me genuinely laugh where as other better comedies haven't. You go into it knowing its not going to be the best film, but it was a lot better then I expected plus the soundtrack was brilliant for the tone of the film and the opening and the dance scene were a lot funnier then most films but overall the film is incredibly easy to predict but yet an easy film to enjoy watching.
My Spy wont be the best thing you see all year, but it is a great family film to watch during quarantine.
I am unashamedly going to admit I had a great time with this film, I like dumb stuff, I laughed so much during the opening scene, the mix of music and Dave Bautista's reaction too it is a joy to watch, some of the comedy doesn't work, but a lot of it does. The script, written by Jon and Erich Hoeber, is complete nonsense, but it's the best nonsense it can be and provides entertaining viewing.
Dave Bautista is a joy, his character is great to watch and funny at the same time, of course I'm going to be a bit bias because I've been watching him in the WWE for a long time, but he's funny and I don't regret saying that. Many of the scenes try way to hard to be funny and many of them pay off, however, where the movie fails is with the action sequences, the comedy side works greatly but the action lets it down a bit, the opening sequence is packed with action and it works really well however the movie doesn't have any more action sequences for the remainder of the first act, I get that comedy is the main point but the action lets this film down. I loved watching Dave Bautista dance, highlight of my day so far its nonsense but hilarious.
Chloe Coleman is a nice presence on screen for a young actor and this is far better then the other film she was in this year, Timmy Failure and her chemistry with Dave Bautista works well and the montages of him teaching her to be a spy is funny to watch and the relationship with her character is heart-warming and funny to watch as he mentors her. However, her character is far too smart for a young girl and very manipulative, but I guess that's the fun of her character. Parisa Fitz-Henley works as the love interest and Ken Jong is a nice additions to the film for the few scenes he is in, however I wasn't the biggest fan of Kristen Schaal's character Bobbi, I just found her way to weird and annoying in most of the scenes she's in but does get easier to watch overtime.
The main antagonists of this film don't show up for the first hour and when they do the film takes a considerable drop, they aren't compelling or memorable and as soon as the film ends you forget about them. The film works a lot better as a family comedy then it does as an action film. Granted, some of the action works but the emotional moments don't resonate they're resolved way to quickly.
If I had seen this movie in the cinema I would be less kind as I wouldn't have wanted to pay the admin, but as I'm watching it on Amazon Prime its the perfect movie to laugh too on a Saturday afternoon. My Spy isn't the best film you'll watch this year, far from it, but for me it was a fun film to watch during another boring day in quarantine. My Spy is a generic family film that sets itself a tad above the rest as it made me genuinely laugh where as other better comedies haven't. You go into it knowing its not going to be the best film, but it was a lot better then I expected plus the soundtrack was brilliant for the tone of the film and the opening and the dance scene were a lot funnier then most films but overall the film is incredibly easy to predict but yet an easy film to enjoy watching.
My Spy wont be the best thing you see all year, but it is a great family film to watch during quarantine.