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Spy
2015 120 min United States of America R 18+
★7.4
Action, Comedy, Crime
Director: Paul Feig
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Description
A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.
Budget:
$65M
US Gross:
$110.83M
Worldwide:
$235.67M
Starring
Jude Law
Actor
Raad Rawi
Actor
Melissa McCarthy
Actor
Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2016
— Best Fight
Saturn Awards 2016
— Best Action/Adventure Film
Golden Globe 2016
— Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2016
— Best Comedy Performance
Golden Globe 2016
— Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Georges Awards 2016
— Best Foreign-Language Comedy
Key opinion
Spy is widely regarded as a dynamic and irreverent action-comedy that succeeds through the charismatic performances of Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham. While many viewers praise its relentless humor and effective parody of espionage tropes, others find the film's reliance on vulgarity and slapstick to be crude, inconsistent, or exhausting.
| Acting | Jason Statham is a breakout comedic highlight, offering an unexpectedly funny and ironic spin on his typical tough-guy persona. | |
| Acting | Melissa McCarthy delivers a compelling lead performance that anchors the film with charm, though some critics feel her style remains too similar to her previous work. | |
| Originality | The film functions as an engaging, lighthearted satire of spy genre conventions rather than a grounded or original narrative. | |
| Humor | The humor is polarizing; proponents find the rapid-fire, absurd, and vulgar jokes consistently hilarious, while detractors argue the reliance on crude bodily-function gags and slapstick is juvenile and ineffective. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the narrative structure are divided; some view it as a fast-paced, entertaining ride, while others criticize the screenplay as bloated, predictable, and prone to losing coherence. |