Review of Spy

Spy (2015)
8/10
Very funny movie; would highly recommend
18 December 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Overall: This movie is great and I would recommend it to anyone who's up for a laugh.

Good: It is consistently funny with cool and interesting heroes. The music is great and keeps in touch with the tone the movie attempts to set. All the cast do fantastic jobs acting wise and you seriously believe their character. Melissa McCarthy's rants are hysterically funny as is her unbelievable 'spy mode'! The cinematography is great and works very well. It is a well directed, edited, composed and acted movie. The actual action scenes ​were very well choreographed to feel bad ass. Jason Statham is a personal favourite character and his insane, egotistical attitude contrasts to Melissa's pre-spy mode. Miranda Hart and Jude Law do good with there performances though Jude feels like more of a plot device. Peter Serafinowicz did a good job of acting within acting; his mini-twist at the end was surprising and also funny.

Bad: The villains were not that interesting or unique or even special. They just shifted the story along. Jude Law was just a plot device over an actual character. The twist at the end felt forced and just wasn't that interesting. The slow motion action parts were just annoying and took away from the pace. A much more fast paced action with little breaks would fit better.

Best Part: Any Melissa McCarty rant

MVP: Jason Statham as Ford.

8/10
73 out of 99 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed