A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. Susan Cooper is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency's most dangerous missions. But when her partner falls off the grid and another top agent is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a global crisis. This box office hit from last Summer currently sports a robust %94 on Rotten Tomatoes, so even my normal aversion to the comedic gruel of Paul Feig wasn't enough to keep me from hoping for a fun, rainy day diversion. I was wrong to hope.<br/><br/>'Spy' offers up a few chuckles and a host of game performances from its talented cast (particularly the normally one-dimensional, butt-kicking Jason Stathem), but is otherwise hackneyed and overlong, substituting F-bombs when wit is lacking, which is often. I really don't know if I'm just that out of touch (highly, highly possible) or if the bar for comedy has been lowered that far. My college showed this movie during orientation week. I did not know what to expect. It was sooo funny. It may have been the best comedy movie I've ever seen. The main character was so relatable and so awkward in all the situations. She was very overweight and just so funny! The action is actually also very well done. At points it was like a James Bond movie. They obviously spent a lot of money on cinematics. I highly recommend. Although it is extremely inappropriate. I was sitting near some girls and some of the sex scenes just made me uncomfortable. For a good laugh, few movies can compare to Spy. The main character is just like a silly overweight middle age woman. Yet she wields a gun and knows how to use it. There is a giddy sense of glee that runs through most of this movie, making it feel like Feig can barely contain himself with all of the things he wants to do and show you in the movie.
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