I have to be
honest with you, it is hard to find a Melissa McCarthy movie to like. Spy is
a good movie with so many funny moments that you’ll be caught off guard almost
every time. It delivers hilarious one-liners I’ve never heard on TV before—many
of which are too R-rated to be said in the real world.
I’ve seen many movies with Melissa McCarthy performing exquisitely, but this
one is the best I’ve seen of her so far.
The movie
actually packs a good story. It’s not just plain comedy and overly obvious,
perfectly choreographed fight scenes that leave you captivated (wow, that was a
mouthful). The story itself is very good.
Paul Feig wrote and directed this movie, making sure the plot isn’t too complex
to lose you—especially with Jason Statham popping in and out everywhere—and not
too dull or laid-back to bore you. The only thing I didn’t enjoy about the
story was when it reached its peak: Spy fell into the same old trope every
spy movie deals with—double agents.
Spy is
about a desk-bound CIA agent, Susan (Melissa McCarthy), who guides Agent
Bradley Fine (Jude Law) in his assignments. Fine gets killed on duty by Rayna
(the daughter of a man Fine killed by mistake while trying to locate a suitcase
nuke), and she makes the CIA aware that she knows all their top agents. The
agency is forced to send Susan, an unknown and untrained agent, into the field
to retrieve the location of the nuke.
Paul Feig and
Melissa McCarthy worked together in Bridesmaids (2011) and The
Heat (2013), which were both good movies, to say the least. This movie is
far better than McCarthy’s ventures in The Hangover Part III (2013)
and Identity Thief (2013).
There’s more
than enough reason to see this movie. Other than the bulk load of laughs it has
to offer, there’s a great spy movie plot attached that could spring forth more
sequels if it becomes profitable.
The acting in
the movie was wonderful, and all the cast members delivered fantastic moments.
Even the cameo appearance by 50 Cent might be the best movie appearance of his
life (because he’s a crappy actor but a good rapper).
So, if this is
still showing in a cinema near you, go see it. If it’s off their list—hold on,
the DVD will be out soon.
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