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bumpycapersJun 4, 2016

A fast moving and very enjoyable comedy spy romp with great action sequences and sharp one liner put downs, does earn its Cert 15 rating (UK) though. One niggle might be that Melissa McCarthy's performance seems a bit like an extended JohnA fast moving and very enjoyable comedy spy romp with great action sequences and sharp one liner put downs, does earn its Cert 15 rating (UK) though. One niggle might be that Melissa McCarthy's performance seems a bit like an extended John Candy impression..… Expand

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BiasSep 10, 2016

I laughed. The wifey and I had a good time. But why is the bag of dicks joke keep being reused? I mean, its a heavily reused bag of dicks. We should have at least fresh bags, even if the dicks are pretty well worn.

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Vitor007Sep 2, 2018

Obviously, the film proves that this is the best performance of Melissa McCarthy. The film proves its value from the beginning, but losted credibility on screenplay issues. Finally some very good participation of the leading actress. 7.0/10

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TVJerryJun 8, 2015

Melissa McCarthy teams up again with Paul Feig (writer/director of "Bridesmaids"), but the result isn't anywhere near as hilarious. She plays an deskbound CIA analyst who ends up on a mission to intercept the black market sale of a nuclearMelissa McCarthy teams up again with Paul Feig (writer/director of "Bridesmaids"), but the result isn't anywhere near as hilarious. She plays an deskbound CIA analyst who ends up on a mission to intercept the black market sale of a nuclear device. A few other stars are in the mix (Jude Law, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne), but only Byrne manages to be very funny. There's plenty of energy and good-natured spoofs on the genre. Feig has reigned in McCarthy's usual incessant rants and liberally substituted F-bombs every time he can't think of something clever. This movie is never dull. It just falls short on laffs.… Expand

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TokyochuchuSep 12, 2016

Spy is an entertaining comedy vehicle for Melisa McCarthy. It also features some other amusing turns from Jason Statham and whoever plays that hilarious Italian pervert spy (too lazy to research, sorry). Rude jokes and decent fights abound.Spy is an entertaining comedy vehicle for Melisa McCarthy. It also features some other amusing turns from Jason Statham and whoever plays that hilarious Italian pervert spy (too lazy to research, sorry). Rude jokes and decent fights abound. Spy is a fun time.… Expand

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TheApplegnomeAug 1, 2015

T- Minus One Day.

If we look back on 2015; it's easily going to be the year of spy movies. I mean; Mission Impossible, Kingsman, Bond and other smaller original flicks like The Man From U.N.C.L.E, or in this case; Spy. Yes it's a comedy,T- Minus One Day.

If we look back on 2015; it's easily going to be the year of spy movies. I mean; Mission Impossible, Kingsman, Bond and other smaller original flicks like The Man From U.N.C.L.E, or in this case; Spy. Yes it's a comedy, but does that make the film forced to be funny? Some of the humorous moments are flat and doesn't come as great as they could have come. But I still had a good time with its unpredictable storyline and random & hilarious jokes. But some moments are just slow and non-interesting and the movie lacks heart, especially when it comes to rememberable humorous scenes. Sure there are some of them but there aren't that many. The biggest flaw in my opinion must be the awful CGI and the annoying slomo-moments. The greatest aspect is on the other hand the well chosen actors and it's the personalities of the main characters that totally steals the show! The comedy-genre is a risky business; jokes will always grow old and Spy is no exception. It's an okay movie for the first-timer, but not more than that. I saw Spy yesterday, and yes I had a great time with it but I've already forgotten it, it's just a one-timer.

But it's really enjoyable to watch, even though it lacks heart of a Mission Impossible-alike, and a less messier spy flick.

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eagleeyevikingJan 5, 2016

Spy is predictable and repetitive. However, the violent and raunchy humour often works in this movie with some slapstick added for good measure. Melissa McCarthy is charming as ever and the side cast is strong too.

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vikesh2206Jun 8, 2015

Messy and formulaic but hugely enjoyable nevertheless, Paul Feign and Melissa McCarthy's third team-up Spy is a fun genre film with plenty of laughs and solid performances.

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papeadojhonAug 21, 2016

Its funny jokes, fast-pace, and stylized, energized action sequences are mostly enough to cover for some weak characters, poorly plot development and crudeness.

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MattBrady99Jun 5, 2015

Well that was surprisingly funny and not terrible as I thought it was going to be.

The story is about a CIA analyst who just so happens to be responsible for the success of some of the most dangerous missions. But when her partner suddenlyWell that was surprisingly funny and not terrible as I thought it was going to be.

The story is about a CIA analyst who just so happens to be responsible for the success of some of the most dangerous missions. But when her partner suddenly disappears and another top agent is compromised, she finds herself going from behind the desk to into the field - deep undercover to infiltrate the inner circle of an arms dealer and prevent a global catastrophe.

Spoof movies on spy films isn't anything new, we seen some good and we also seen some really bad ones that are not written very well and the jokes are just flat and retarded. Spy starring Melissa McCarthy looked the same and I didn't really care about until the film got it's early reviews from critics and it got positive reviews. So I just seen the movie last night and I thought the film Spy is a very funny comedy and it's ten times better than Tammy that we got last year.

Melissa McCarthy can be a hit or miss with me, because I know she can do a great performance in comedy movies I mean she got nominated for Oscar in Bridesmaids so that's saying something. In this movie I thought she was going to be a clumsy over weight women who always slip up and makes things worse, you know the cliches in those comedy's, but I was extremely surprised that this didn't happen in this movie as Meliassa McCarthy character has a comedic ark to her but she also played a different character and not the ones that she normally pick. Melissa McCarthy did a good comedic performance in this movie and she did better in this movie then in Tammy.

The director of the Paul Feig who previous did Bridesmaids, The Heat and he's doing the upcoming Ghostbusters movie. He directed the movie pretty good and although out the film I keep thinking of The Heat that he did and I'm saying that in a positive way as it shows he can mix action with comedy very well. Great work Paul Feig.

The rest of the cast in the movie like: Jude Law, Rose Byrne and Jason Statham all three did great in the movie as both got they own funny lines and at least they wasn't wasted like in some other movies seem to do with a big cast like this, but luckily it worked out fine.

The writing was good, the one liners in the movie has to be funniest one liners I've heard since the movie Whiplash and some of jokes really worked.

Now for the problems: Some of the jokes in the movie are sometimes predictable and just fell flat to me. I know this may sound like a small little nick pick to most people but the movie has a Jame Bond like opening just like Bond films always open but of cause this movie does it's own take on it and it really wasn't all that good, as I said before it's a small little nick pick but it could have been a lot better, I'm just saying.

Overall Spy is decent comedy and it's way better then some spoof movies on spy films. The acting was good, some of the jokes worked, Paul Feig directed the movie with style by mixing the action and comedy and the movie is enjoyable to watch.… Expand

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moviecritic68Jun 10, 2015

User Score is spot on. My wife enjoyed it & I laughed a few times due to funny lines & occasional funny scenes. I'm not a big Melissa McCarthy fan so that doesn't help. Some of the characters were believable but others weren't. AnUser Score is spot on. My wife enjoyed it & I laughed a few times due to funny lines & occasional funny scenes. I'm not a big Melissa McCarthy fan so that doesn't help. Some of the characters were believable but others weren't. An overweight middle aged woman casted in a role to fight professional killers is a bit much. So I give it a 6.5 overall and that is being generous… Expand

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DRauchDoes2015Jun 10, 2015

Far exceeding my lukewarm expectation, Spy arrives as a cementation of the creative pairing of Feig and McCarthy, and could end up as the funniest film I see all summer. It’s without a doubt the return to form McCarthy so demanded after herFar exceeding my lukewarm expectation, Spy arrives as a cementation of the creative pairing of Feig and McCarthy, and could end up as the funniest film I see all summer. It’s without a doubt the return to form McCarthy so demanded after her recent output of comedic sludge (St. Vincent lacked enough of her to erase the grease-stain that is Tammy). More than that, Spy is legitimately, refreshingly hilarious. It’s fantastic cast play up acidic vitriol and exponentially vulgar material with game performances across the board, particularly from Jason Statham (more on his brilliance later).

The film takes the established espionage thriller format and, though it is impaired by credence to some of that formula’s worst qualities (cliched jargon detailing overly-complex character backgrounds, convoluted treachery, etc.) Spy successfully spoofs these movies with it’s goofy, yet rousing action sequences and daffy situational irreverence. Think James Bond meets Jump Street (replace daunting black man as boss with daunting bony white woman) (Allison Janney is the best).

However, Spy also regrettably embraces the hollow, yet suave veneer of actioners of old and indulges in a few too many hackneyed bromides of the genre (exaggerated use of slow-motion, exhausted montages, a detached, businesslike synth-soundtrack, etc.). These roadblocks hamper Spy from resembling anything close to artistry, but it’s ribald inventiveness is so revitalizing, it earns my blessing through entertainment value alone.… Expand

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drbriandoddphdJun 9, 2015

An otherwise pretty good movie totally spoiled with all the foul language. I don't know why writers think using the F-word in almost every scene is 'normal' or funny. One of McCarthy's rants against Anton is particularly unnecessary,An otherwise pretty good movie totally spoiled with all the foul language. I don't know why writers think using the F-word in almost every scene is 'normal' or funny. One of McCarthy's rants against Anton is particularly unnecessary, unfunny and just nauseating.… Expand

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SirNilesIVJul 7, 2015

A movie without a heart
jokes that hit one two
but only one lands, the other with a thud
The Beaches watch is the funniest moment
Jason Statham is quite good, though

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FilmPhonicJun 6, 2015

‘Spy’ marks the third comedy collaboration between writer/director Paul Feig and star Melissa McCarthy in a thus far successful quest to “feminize” movie sub-genres having created a female ‘The Hangover’ with ‘Bridesmaids’ and transformed the‘Spy’ marks the third comedy collaboration between writer/director Paul Feig and star Melissa McCarthy in a thus far successful quest to “feminize” movie sub-genres having created a female ‘The Hangover’ with ‘Bridesmaids’ and transformed the traditionally male “buddy-cop” comedy with ‘The Heat’.

It’s clear from the trailer alone that this film is a broad action/comedy which mixes slapstick and gross-out humour with a fish-out-of-water element within somewhat of a parody, but quite cleverly it’s the clichés in traditional Spy films and their parodies that are being attacked here.

Feig does a commendable job of subverting the traditional Spy movie by presenting most of the male characters as testosterone-fueled or sex-obsessed simpletons, a fact that us men can hardly complain about given the years of women being depicted as either sex objects or maliciously vindictive sirens in these kind of films.

‘Spy’ has some real genuine belly-laughs and works because of Feig’s sharp, witty and often coarse dialogue expertly delivered through Melissa McCarthy’s lead performance, the rest of the cast do an adequate job with only one character being at best surplus to requirements and at worst downright annoying, but unlike ‘Austin Powers’ this film in not much beyond a silly and outrageous comedy vehicle and introduces no unforgettable characters that we’ll be talking about for years to come, not to mention being about 30 minutes too long.

The Bottom Line…
Broad and silly without threatening to become a comedy classic, ‘Spy’ is nevertheless highly entertaining thanks to Melissa McCarthy’s lead performance and a mix of crude & sharp dialogue with outrageous physical comedy, a welcome addition to a sub-genre lacking in genuine “classics”.… Expand

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raciocinioApr 4, 2016

........................................................................................................boring comedy sorry....................... i like Law & Statham.....................

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sicranoAug 7, 2015

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amheretojudgeJan 16, 2018

Armed For No Reason.

Spy Feig's take on the James Bond-s of the genre is impeccably impressive with faulty gadgets, dull mobile, questionable action sequences and slow chase scenes. Who'd have thought that compilation of these disasters isArmed For No Reason.

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Feig's take on the James Bond-s of the genre is impeccably impressive with faulty gadgets, dull mobile, questionable action sequences and slow chase scenes. Who'd have thought that compilation of these disasters is what's going to elevate the film into a hilarious zone. His film shines only when he fumbles- deliberately though- and his commitment on mapping out that entire structure for the sake of a laugh is surprisingly admirable. The plot is his weak point though, whenever the storyline advances further there is a sense of disappointment in the air, as you want to stay on that lane only and enjoy it thoroughly as much as possible.

And this makes the last act a bit low on humor, for the time was running and Feig had to bring out the news table where the flips and the turns and petty twists are barely the highlight of it. The physical sequences that it thrives upon is carried out brilliantly by McCarthy. She is just delightful to watch, body shaming herself and demoralizing others with her uncouth language, she makes you fall out of your chair as you burst out with a roaring laughter.

Supporting him thoroughly on that very note is Statham as a boasting guy that praises himself with various references that just keeps getting funnier and funnier, personally his amiability to keep himself superior than others steals away the show for me. Law, Byrne and Hart gets few lines to draw in the laughs but another surprising winner is Serafinowicz as a constant flirt in the screen that charms his way out, no matter what McCarthy says, his petty notions might get by unnoticed but his absence plays a much vital role. Spy is the least a spy ever can be or pretend to be, but there is no secret that the laughter comes in handy in here.… Expand

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DawdlingPoetNov 27, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is an action/comedy film, a parody film (more on that later) with themes covered including arms dealing, revenge and ambush. There's plenty of action in this film, as well as slapstick comedy which started almost right away. It wasn't the funniest film I've seen in any time as such, I found it mildly amusing but I certainly enjoyed the fast paced chases and decent visual effects present. The film features a number of somewhat inept, bumbling characters - not just obviously the main character, Susan but also with Miranda Hart, who plays a fellow CIA employee called Nancy. I should probably point out that not only is Susan very much put across as an underdog but her dialogue is often rather immature (the same applies to some other CIA agents/employees), with quips such as 'smell you later' uttered. This makes it probably more appealing, as a film, to a younger audience. Its fair to say that I felt it was a parody of other James Bond style films, films about slick spies working for the government and the like.

Cast wise, Melissa McCarthy plays the main character, Susan. She seems quite awkward at first, relatively unremarkable, looking quite frumpy and not especially sexy. She does well enough at portraying a stumbling underdog type character. While she works in the background at the CIA office (of sorts), it reminded me of the US drama show 24, where a female character was one of the main leads and seemed to spend her time, most of the time in any case, behind the scenes communicating with people outside, in front of the action, as it were. Jude Law plays fellow agent Bradley Fine - seeming much more the stereotypical slick and smooth English spy type. Other cast members include Jason Statham as Rock Ford (him playing yet another English gangster type with his relatively thich cockney accent etc.), Jessica Chaffin as Sharon, Sam Richardson as John and Allison Janney as Elaine Crocker, plus, as mentioned, Miranda Hart as Nancy.

Content wise, the film features very strong language, some sexual references and content and moderate violence, mainly in terms of gunfire and hand to hand combat, although there is the ocassional instance where frightening bloody bodily injury is depicted on screen. Due to this, the film has been given a 15 rating in the UK.

I suppose it could be argued that there's a sexist element to the film, with Susan stumbling around, being scatter brained and struggling to figure out what to do, reverting sometimes to pretty basic girly talk, when chatting with her friend Nancy. The depiction of pretty dizzy, sometimes clumsy women is not great and I imagine won't be appreciated by some. Having said this, to be honest the film wasn't as rude or lewd as I feared it may be, compared with the films by or featuring Judd Apatow or Seth Rogen and the like. I suppose if I had to compare it, I'd say think along the lines of an American female version of Johnny English with more swearing and sex references.

I admit that I wasn't especially looking forward to watching this, not thinking a great deal of Melissa McCarthy from what I know of her in other films and shows but I found it surprisingly watchable and I'd say I enjoyed it more than I thought I might. If nothing else, its got some good cinematography, with scenes including slick camera shots and a reasonable use of incidental music to increase tension at key moments. Its an easy watch. It does have one or two plot elements that seemed pretty unlikely but then again, I don't expect such a film to be entirely feasible, I suppose. I thought the action scenes being quite slick is what really worked in its favour.

I think this is one time when I'd go for undecided, as it depends on what kind of comedy you like and so on. I imagine some people wouldn't enjoy this film and others might think it quite entertaining - I thought it was pretty good for what it is but I wouldn't say its an amazing film by any means. Would I spend more than maybe a couple of quid to see it? no but there are worse films out there, so I'll leave it up to you to decide if its worth a watch.… Expand

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Brent_MarchantJun 7, 2015

A mildly amusing spoof of the spy movie genre that, unfortunately, has too few sustained laughs to make it worthwhile. Feeble attempts at creative insults, excessive use of f-bombs and uneven pacing keep this offering from living up to itsA mildly amusing spoof of the spy movie genre that, unfortunately, has too few sustained laughs to make it worthwhile. Feeble attempts at creative insults, excessive use of f-bombs and uneven pacing keep this offering from living up to its potential. If you really want to see something truly funny in this comedy subgenre, go see "Kingsmen" or the original "Red" instead.… Expand

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AliceofXJun 5, 2015

Spy is a movie that starts out good but looses its way in the middle. It has got laughs but the weak plot brings the movie down. That would be my short summary of Spy.

I'm not going to go into more specific plot spoilers but after theSpy is a movie that starts out good but looses its way in the middle. It has got laughs but the weak plot brings the movie down. That would be my short summary of Spy.

I'm not going to go into more specific plot spoilers but after the first half the story and character decisions stop making any sense. It feels like the kind of Hollywood script that was rewritten a dozen times until all that's left is pieces from wildly different stories. I might have given Spy 6 stars, instead of 5, but I personally didn't like the way some characters turned out and some parts of the film felt condescending.

Comedies typically start out with a ridiculous premise but it must remain grounded enough. Otherwise the story stops feeling real and you stop caring about it. Which was my experience of Spy. It lost all touch with reality.

Susan Cooper was a likable character for me but the problem is she doesn't grow or learn through out the film (like in, say, Kingsman), she just abruptly turns from a clumsy beginner to a competent agent.

So after bashing the film I have to say that despite its plot problems it was still very funny and overall I enjoyed my movie experience.… Expand

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stiner49erJun 10, 2015

I'm still waiting for that super funny movie that you can't wait to see a second time when it comes out on video. Well this one doesn't fill the bill. I was so excited to see it because I had heard good things but we hardly laughed .In fact,I'm still waiting for that super funny movie that you can't wait to see a second time when it comes out on video. Well this one doesn't fill the bill. I was so excited to see it because I had heard good things but we hardly laughed .In fact, there was only a few chuckles through the whole movie from everyone in the whole theater!. They could have done without all the F-ing swearing! It made it worse. Good acting but it just fell short of being a really good movie.… Expand

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FrenziedPanda99Jul 26, 2015

After a promising start the film lost some interest but the good moments of humor and some parts of action meant that the film was not a total collapse .

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ThenewoneDec 30, 2015

................................................................................ I let me terribly, the movie is good, but the jokes are long and dull especially from Melissa McCarhty character, if this is have been aclaimed from american................................................................................ I let me terribly, the movie is good, but the jokes are long and dull especially from Melissa McCarhty character, if this is have been aclaimed from american critics, the american humor is poor.… Expand

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nascentSep 28, 2015

Terribly unfunny. Awful writing, awful comediennes, none of the humour works on any level, penis photos, throwing up on dead bodies, and as many vile and grotesque insults as possible. Just being vile doesn't make something funny, you sortTerribly unfunny. Awful writing, awful comediennes, none of the humour works on any level, penis photos, throwing up on dead bodies, and as many vile and grotesque insults as possible. Just being vile doesn't make something funny, you sort of have to combine it with something that's funny. Only redeeming part of the film is Jason Stratham, who unfortunately isn't in the film enough. A perfect demonstration of why America isn't known for satire, for a brilliant satirical spy film look for OSS 117. This is more like Paul Blart In The CIA.… Expand

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smilzobobozSep 6, 2015

This movie is plain boring. There are "so called" funny moments, but since you can tell what they will be like seconds (if not minutes) before they happen all the fun gets stripped out out them (not to mention that there are only extremelyThis movie is plain boring. There are "so called" funny moments, but since you can tell what they will be like seconds (if not minutes) before they happen all the fun gets stripped out out them (not to mention that there are only extremely low-level funny situations).

The plot is not so absurd to get aboard the nonsense train nor realistic enough to be "plausible". Limbo is bad.
Also, as for plot twists... I don't know if it was intended but pretty much the entire movie was extremely (like very extremely) predictable.

The only good thing of this movie is acting, almost all actors are extremely good on their roles, which is why this movie gets this score (for me).… Expand

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IAmTechJun 18, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. OK, so this looks like an interes...oh my God! its another bloody Bond parody!! seriously!!! Yes the modern age feminist hipster, Paul Feig, takes a swing at the Bond genre, and oh what an original concept that is, gee I wonder what we'll see here...ugh!

So naturally its an adult comedy with lashings of semi-serious action, CGI blood, swearing and a whole heap of Melissa McCarthy and other actresses. Basically the plot revolves around McCarthy playing Cooper, a desk jockey CIA analyst who helps the very suave, completely clichéd character of Fine played by Jude Law. Yep, if you ever wanted to see what it would be like having Jude Law as Bond, well here you go. After a botched mission Fine is supposedly killed off and the CIA need someone to take his place, an unknown, hence they can't use Statham who plays another totally clichéd agent character we've all seen before. We then follow Cooper around as she slowly but surely sinks deeper and deeper into a mission, which she was never really suppose to get into in the first place (she was only meant to be surveillance).

Oh geez where to start, the plot is unoriginal sure, we all know that, but how about some original ideas...oh too late. From the very first scene I had a good idea what this film was aiming at and how the characters would play out. Spoiler alert! but the minute you see Law as this debonair spy, you know he's obviously gonna die early on, he's clearly the plot setup for McCarthy's Cooper, I mean come on, who didn't see that?! But wait! as the film progresses and more and more characters are introduced, we start to see double agents and characters popping up outta nowhere who are suddenly spies or assassins. All of sudden characters we saw at the start who appeared to just be the butt of a joke or background fodder, are now main characters out to kill the protagonist. Its at this point you know that anyone is fair game and anyone can surprisingly come back from the dead when you thought they had been killed off. So I quickly realised that Jude Law probably wasn't dead at all. Seeing as we didn't actually see him die, clearly he can come back, and he did...*groan*

The plot is a mess of characters bouncing back and forth between the goodies and the baddies. Seriously, there are characters popping up all over the place, getting whacked, and then replaced minutes later by new ones, only to get killed just as quickly. The ones that don't get killed, you just know are probably gonna turn out to be secret agents, but on either side. I honesty thought Law's character of Fine was gonna keep flippin' sides! he was a goodie, then a baddie, then a goodie again, but at this point I genuinely suspected he would turn on Cooper yet again right at the death, and then get properly killed off. Amazingly the film beat me on that one, but this film could of kept spinning these characters round and round, one double agent twist after another.

The actual characters are a completely mixed bag of nuts that all had one thing in common, none of them managed to actually make me laugh...at any point. McCarthy was...well, pretty much like McCarthy is in every bloody movie she's ever done (whilst looking oddly like Dawn French at one point), whilst her sidekick, played by Brit Miranda Hart, was just simply annoying and unfunny. I swear, an early scene near the start has McCarthy and Law in conversation at dinner, they are both talking about themselves and offering basic foreshadowing of things to come. Now initially there are moments that made me smile (as there were throughout this film), but this obviously intended funny sequence just went on and on and on...it just didn't f*cking stop. Like seriously, the moment has passed, the joke is over, its not funny anymore its just awkwardly embarrassing, stop flogging this dead horse!!

The only characters that did offer some genuine giggles were Statham as a dumb, cocky but tough agent, nothing gobsmackingly funny mind you, but reasonable. Next to him I quite liked Peter Serafinowicz as the slimy Italian (yet another secret agent) Aldo who can't keep his hands off the ladies. Sure this character felt like a cheesy 'Carry- On' character (something I would of thought was beyond the realms of acceptance for Feig), but his antics were amusing. Other than that everyone was just there, doing exactly what you expected them to be doing with these character types. Get a load of Law by the way, how much flippin' makeup?? Oh and both Statham and the main baddie fall into the lake from that helicopter at the end, so why does only Statham survive?

I know this movie was relatively successful but I don't really understand why. Yes some parts were good such as the gadgets sequence near the start which is obviously yet more parodies of a certain franchise, and I did quite like how the main female villain was a spoilt bratty Princess type, although again that did become annoying at times too. But in general everything just felt very generic to me and relied far too much on feeble visual gags including male genitals and slapstick, lots of profanity and lots of weight/looks shaming jabs. Even the inclusion of lots of blood and a bit of gore didn't do anything for me, that just felt unnecessary and shoved in to appease the male audience. I would say this was more enjoyable than 'The Heat' which was pretty dire, but at the end of the day, I found this to be an infantile, factory assembly line, cookie cutter of a flick.… Expand

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eva3si0nAug 16, 2021

Spy has an excellent cast, most people will start watching it only for his sake. And they will also be disappointed, because the film has nothing else. Yes, this is a comedy, and it is very difficult to come up with something new and uniqueSpy has an excellent cast, most people will start watching it only for his sake. And they will also be disappointed, because the film has nothing else. Yes, this is a comedy, and it is very difficult to come up with something new and unique in this genre. But the delusivity of the plot and situations causes a desire to interrupt viewing only intensifies. The film is served as a comedy action movie, but I saw comedies here only in a couple of scenes, and the action movie here is toy. The only thing that succeeded in the film is the main character. Melissa McCarthy played her role perfectly.… Expand

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robozotSep 3, 2015

The film was ugly as sin, the jokes were very often pee-pee/poo poo level, the lead actress was amusing but not particularly funny, the british sidekick was depressing... For a comedy, it was shocking how much this looked and played likeThe film was ugly as sin, the jokes were very often pee-pee/poo poo level, the lead actress was amusing but not particularly funny, the british sidekick was depressing... For a comedy, it was shocking how much this looked and played like straight-up trash. My wife thought it was even worse. Bette Midler, where are you -- all is forgiven!… Expand

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i73Jun 22, 2015

I'll be honest, it was more funny than I thought it would be at first. I laughed a few times and to be honest that is extremely rare to find in a movie seeing how I have a level 110 tolerance to laughing ring that I equip to go see movies.I'll be honest, it was more funny than I thought it would be at first. I laughed a few times and to be honest that is extremely rare to find in a movie seeing how I have a level 110 tolerance to laughing ring that I equip to go see movies.
Don't expect much more than stupid comedy.… Expand

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GreatMartinJun 5, 2015

There isn’t a crude word and/or gesture that I don’t know and have used at one time or another in my lifetime but I am from the ‘old school’ of being a gentleman who doesn’t curse in front of a woman or give someone ‘the finger’. I avoidThere isn’t a crude word and/or gesture that I don’t know and have used at one time or another in my lifetime but I am from the ‘old school’ of being a gentleman who doesn’t curse in front of a woman or give someone ‘the finger’. I avoid films with Adam Sandler and his ilk because they are guaranteed to have curse words, vagina and penis jokes, a foot in someone’s crotch and other things that appeal to the naughty 14 year old boy who secretly looks at the pictures in Playboy.

I admired Melissa McCarthy in “St. Vincent” where she was a supporting player in a quiet role and I have enjoyed her in “Mike and Molly” her television series where she is funny without the vulgarity of the ‘boys’. It was first in “Bridesmaids” where she started her way on to stardom and each movie after that had her getting more and more raunchy and in “Spy” she has reached her lowest.

McCarthy seems to be very comfortable with her body and can give and take fat jokes like the professional comedian she is but in “Spy” she curses more than any man, constantly hits guys in the crotch, vomits on someone and is vulgar from beginning to end. This is suppose to be a comedy, a spy spoof, a take off of James Bond’s films and yet I didn’t find anything funny in the film and, except for 3 audience members who laughed from beginning to the end even at very not funny scenes, no one else found it funny either.

“Spy” is full of unnecessary violence and in too many scenes it is very obvious that doubles were used and not for humorous purposes.

It is always good to see Jude Law and he is fine in this film but Bobby Cannavale, in my opinion, gives his first really bad acting job. Rose Byrne’s role and acting is cringe inducing at parts and Allison Janney continues giving good support in movies while Jason Statham and Peter Serafinowicz have very odd roles that should be funny but they strain too much. Miranda Hart takes a stereotypical role and does her best with it.

The writing and directing by Paul Feig is a mess, all over the place, and I hope somewhere he acknowledges the writers of “Criminal Minds” and gives them big thank you for the way he wrote the relationship between Jude and Melissa which is almost word for word for the characters played by Shemar Moore and Kirsten Vangsness.

It is predicted that “Spy” will be a big hit for Melissa McCarthy but I would like to see her use her comedic talent without relying on all the vulgarity. I do not recommend the movie as either a comedy or a thriller or a film to see.… Expand

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TantricSkyJun 23, 2015

"75"? Really? I love Melissa McCarthy and she can make almost anything funny with her unique comic riff but this movie was just plain unfunny. It is a testament to how bad the writing was that even McCarthy couldn't rescue it. A few very"75"? Really? I love Melissa McCarthy and she can make almost anything funny with her unique comic riff but this movie was just plain unfunny. It is a testament to how bad the writing was that even McCarthy couldn't rescue it. A few very good laughs but 90% just plain not funny. This is one of those movies where you wonder what the writers and the people who allowed the script to go to production were thinking. Actually, it was probably Melissa McCarthy = $.… Expand

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TrueWOPRJun 18, 2015

I was dragged into this movie so to be fair I have to say that "going in I didn't want to see it"
Now allow me to sum up the entire experience.
"Look guys, she's fat! HAHAHAHAHA! This is funny because we're fat too!" Well, I'm not fat,I was dragged into this movie so to be fair I have to say that "going in I didn't want to see it"
Now allow me to sum up the entire experience.
"Look guys, she's fat! HAHAHAHAHA! This is funny because we're fat too!"
Well, I'm not fat, and I find it appalling that this movie tries to appeal to the audience through a one dimensional "look she's fat" character. No better than Paul Blart Mall Cop (the first one) to be completely honest.… Expand

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brieflyJun 11, 2015

Save your money. Seriously. Unless you find silly physical humor funny -- and some do -- this is just another in a series of moronic, obvious comedies with the overrated MM.

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xstuff123xJul 9, 2015

Do you like movies with Melissa McCarthy in it? If yes: then you'll like this movie, if no: then you will not like this movie. It's as simple as that really. Personally, I don't like Melissa McCarthy, so I really didn't like this movie.Do you like movies with Melissa McCarthy in it? If yes: then you'll like this movie, if no: then you will not like this movie. It's as simple as that really. Personally, I don't like Melissa McCarthy, so I really didn't like this movie.

The film is suppose to be a spoof on spy movies, but the thing, I don't think the director of this movie really understands what a spoof is. Sure, the movie goes through about every spy-movie cliche within the first 10 minutes, but it's all done in a straight-faced serious way. There is a handful of interesting moments, but for the amount of absolute garbage that surrounds these interesting moments, there really isn't enough here for me to recommend this movie.

Beyond the whole spy parts of this movie, we have Melissa McCarthy trying to be funny.... and that's it. That's all this movie has to offer.

Like I said earlier, if you are into this sort of 7-pm-American-cable-TV-comedy (which attempts to appeal to as large of an audience as possible and in doing so removes any resemblance of character or personality said show might have) then this movie is just for you. Otherwise, just don't watch this movie.… Expand

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BarnyJun 6, 2016

The photography, lights, costume and make-up are decent (hence the 1), the acting is forced and the jokes are... the kind of perpetrated by the (sadly unfunny) kid who tries far too hard to be admired in the schoolyard. About the story andThe photography, lights, costume and make-up are decent (hence the 1), the acting is forced and the jokes are... the kind of perpetrated by the (sadly unfunny) kid who tries far too hard to be admired in the schoolyard. About the story and the characters... I do not know, they leave nothing to the imagination, they are incredibly shallow, as it seems the actors were forced to stick to the script. Whilst I laughed or winced at other movies with Melissa McCarty, this one failed to generate any emotion, it is bland, unsavoury.… Expand

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foxgroveJun 17, 2015

After a promising and funny opening with Jude Law doing his 007 bit, this Bond parody degenerates into a witless farrago. The movie aims for the lowest common denominator and hits the bulls eye as it does have obvious commercial appeal.After a promising and funny opening with Jude Law doing his 007 bit, this Bond parody degenerates into a witless farrago. The movie aims for the lowest common denominator and hits the bulls eye as it does have obvious commercial appeal. However, it is more offensive for that very fact than for the propensity of four letter words that are tiresomely uttered in almost every line of dialogue. This excuse for a screenplay seems as if it has been written by a ten year old who has just learnt how to swear. It is disgracefully unfunny and this constant use of expletives is a sign of desperation which only succeeds in insulting an ‘Intelligent’ audience. It’s sad to find actors like Jude Law and Rose Byrne complicit in this junk. On the other hand Melissa McCarthy is in her element. She is actually a good enough comedienne but this material is, as Miranda Hart rather aptly puts it ‘extraordinarily out of her league’. Miranda Hart, herself, is just embarrassing. Hopefully, this will abort any further chances she may have had of a Hollywood career. Ditto Jason Statham who should recognise his limitations and stick to his unambitious, and usually not very good, action movies. He is way out of his depth here attempting comedy.
The movie also feels very disjointed with scenes created just to hang the limp and unfunny jokes on. If it wasn’t for the opening couple of sequences involving Law this would have warranted a zero from me. The only other praise I will offer is to the music score which deserves to be appreciated lacing a more accomplished film.… Expand

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moviemomAug 14, 2015

Good grief. This just got so boring the 2nd half. It's sad what works for laughs. Are we all 10 year olds? but the 2nd half was just dullsville as they worked through their plot such as it was.

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nosmaJun 3, 2016

Someone compared Spy to Mall Cop. No I don't think so. I enjoyed Paul Bart Mall Cop it was funny it was cute heartwarming family entertainment. Spy is unnecessarily vulgar and graphic, none of it amusing and once again McCarthy is just overSomeone compared Spy to Mall Cop. No I don't think so. I enjoyed Paul Bart Mall Cop it was funny it was cute heartwarming family entertainment. Spy is unnecessarily vulgar and graphic, none of it amusing and once again McCarthy is just over the top. Rose Byrne was a huge disappointment. I really wanted to like the movie I had high hopes but it was just too noisy, unfunny and underwhelming.… Expand

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FilmGobJun 5, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Melissa McCarthy stars in 'Roseanne Blart: Spy Cop', playing a desk-bound CIA analyst who volunteers to go undercover and find a deadly arms dealer. Okay, i'm sorry, let's try and be professional.

'Spy' is the first Melissa McCarthy film i’ve seen, and without doubt it will definitely be the last. It’s written and directed by Paul Feig, the man who thinks he understands the Ghostbusters franchise so well he wants to reboot it with a female cast, because that’s the cool thing to do these days, right? Is there an agenda in Hollywood that is pushing Feig and McCarthy? Did i miss a meeting or a memo?

Anyway, despite an impressive cast featuring Rose Byrne, Jude Law, Jason Statham, and Peter Serafinowicz, the film is the most mediocre garbage i’ve seen this year. Thumbs up to Byrne and Statham playing characters out of their comfort zone but the tired, forced stupidity was overbearing. Throw in an eye rolling cliche cameo from rapper 50 Cent, and you're all set for a complete waste of time. I feel dirty just thinking i spent two hours watching this. Why is it two hours long? It’s ‘comedy’ consists of jaw dropping, bottom of the barrel material such as fart jokes, dick pics, racial stereotypes, racist abuse, fat woman shouting and fat woman falling over. I wasn't fooled by the 'razor sharp wit' that is actually random, dumb, irrelevant humour which will appeal to the lowest common denominator. It's the go-to structure for lazy mainstream comedies today.

Do you remember intelligent, well written spy/agent comedies such as Pink Panther, Naked Gun or more recently Red and The Kingsman? Well you won’t find anything remotely similar here! It’s shocking Spy is being praised as ‘progressive’ and full of ‘belly laughs’. More like ‘formulaic’ and full of **** Despite her tag as the female Kevin James, I gave McCarthy a chance. Despite the trailer looking average, i gave the film a chance. Boy, should i have gone with my instincts.… Expand

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jutt77Oct 29, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler Alert! Let's sum it up: Juvenile vulgarity? Check. Predictable writing and humor? Check. Melissa McCarthy in all her typecasted glory? Check. Unbelievably athletic obese women? Check. Dick picks? Check. The old overly stupid men/ smart women cliche? Check. Gay 50cent cameos? Check. Predictable plot? Check. Incredibly unintelligent? Check. Complete waste of 2 hours? Check.

If you've been waiting for a vulgar version of "Mall Cop" then your wait is over. Spy is truly deserving of a single star.… Expand

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Maxilla328May 14, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Easily one of the dumbest movies I've seen. Melissa is pathetic, the action is boring & the movie is corny scene after corny scene. A movie that should not exist.… Expand

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SombreJun 4, 2021

The movie is so bad. Rather than trying to make a good movie, the director choose, again, to bring feminist fight on the screen. In this movie, if you are an ugly woman, you make awesome stuff. If you are a beautiful woman, you do crap stuff.The movie is so bad. Rather than trying to make a good movie, the director choose, again, to bring feminist fight on the screen. In this movie, if you are an ugly woman, you make awesome stuff. If you are a beautiful woman, you do crap stuff. If you are a man, you can't make great stuff, you will fail or be saved by an ugly woman. All along the movie, men make sexual harassement on the woman "hero". For the rest, it's just bad written, it's boring. Only the first scene is nice, when you see the spy and his agent (a "normal" person) working together to make the mission successful. They should have work on that. I was out of the movie when the "normal" person started to act like a superhero. It was 3 painfull hours. I almost regret to have watching this crap. I didn't enjoy the movie. It's a bad spy movie. Don't waste your time here. Those great actor skills are wasted in this movie.… Expand

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