AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

loose_ends An entertaining and surprisingly suspenseful parody, Spy's strengths outweigh its flaws. The film stars Melissa McCarthy as Susan Cooper, a CIA agent who works in the basement feeding information to superstar spy Bradley Fine (Jude Law). Cooper has an obvious crush on Fine, who seems not to notice, though one can't help but wonder if he is faking it. When Fine disappears, Cooper volunteers to go out into the field on her first-ever mission to avenge him.Jude Law plays one of the few serious characters in the film, a clear spoof of James Bond. The rest of the cast is filled out with comedic talent such as Nancy (Miranda Hart), Cooper's wacky friend, Rayna Boynakov (Rose Byrne), a snobby nuclear arms-dealer's daughter, and Rick Ford (Jason Stratham), a thick-skulled and stubborn former agent who always seems to show up where he is least wanted.The humor in Spy is best when it contains some aspect of social commentary. For instance, when Collins receives her spy aliases, they're outsize stereotypes of what we think a woman of Melissa McCarthy's age and weight might be. Why would it make sense for a spy to run around Rome in a hot pink track suit and hideous wig pretending to be a cat lady from Iowa? Well, there the film's logic breaks down, but it's well worth the joke. The sparring between Cooper and Rayna is similarly hilarious because of Rayna's elevated sense of class and arrogance compared to Cooper's humble American persona. Ford, on the other hand, plays the biggest stereotype of a hypermasculine action hero possible, playing up the absurdity of such characters.Where Spy falls flat for me is the excessive vulgar humor. A character can't just say an f-bomb one time; she has to say it ten times. When Cooper finds obscene photos on an enemy's camera, we can't just see one picture, we have to see ten (and a video!). There's one character who seems to exist purely to grope Cooper whenever he is onscreen. Sometimes you just need to know where to stop.No one goes to see movies like this for the plot or action sequences, though they are surprisingly well done. A couple of the plot twists will probably throw you off enough to forget the film is meant to be a comedy, and the action sequences are suspenseful, including one that takes place in a kitchen where the characters throw vegetables at each other and hit one another with pans. It sounds cartoony, but in practice it's not. When all is said and done, this is a well-made film, but one definitely needs a tolerance for vulgar humor to enjoy it.

Suhon Janes (grv-52793) Not FunnyNot seriousNot good actingNot good storyNot originalNot deepNot EntertainingNot well actedNot well shotNot with a future

Stephen Abell So here we have another very unfunny comedy film. Why is it people think swearing out of context is funny. Swearing can be much more comedic when handled as part of a witty dialogue. Then, of course, there are the standard poo jokes. The even more used machismo parodies. Based on the over-utilised underdog that learns to bite back and roar like a lion storyline. With a twist that's so obvious, it's actually not a twist. This is just a mash-up of the usual elements, however, writer and director Paul Feig does give us something new with them, he actually makes them boring. Throughout the entire film, there were three places that made me smile and only one that made me laugh... and that was towards the end - a long time to wait.Though I will say this for Feig, he really can direct a film. The only thing which keeps this movie interesting is the direction. There are quite a few decent camera shots and angles, well lighted and composed. He's also pretty good at action. The fight scenes are spot on and the chase sequences are excitingly filmed. If it weren't for this and the cast the film would be a real dud.As for the acting, this was below par for most of the cast. And it was the lead role of Susan Cooper (McCarthy) which spoils the film, instead of strengthening it. This is mainly because McCarthy plays McCarthy: Most of the characters she's played to date can be easily interchanged between their films, as there are very few differences. It would be nice to see her stretch her acting wings in her next role. Maybe if she actually had a good script and an original character to work with...I watched this for Miranda; I wondered how good she would be in a movie. She wasn't too bad; it was her scene that made me laugh, but there wasn't much to stretch her skills here. And, for Jason Statham, as I've been a fan since I saw him in The One. He has grown as an actor throughout his career, though, this feels like a few steps backwards.If you're a McCarthy fan you should like this though it'll feel all too familiar, at times. As for everybody else, it's an okay way to waste some time if you've got nothing better to do.

Clifton Johnson This is hardly the first or last spy parody movie. Some nail it (Johnny English), and some miss badly (the Austin Powers sequels). This one was just plain perfect. There's nothing original, but every cast member - McCarthy especially - nails every part. Comedies like this work best with real characters and unreal plots. Paul Feig clearly gets that. I laughed. A lot.