Spy

Name: Spy
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Released: June 5, 2015
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Jason Statham, Jude Law, Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne

2015

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: June 5, 2015 | R

Starring: Jason Statham, Jude Law, Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne

Summary: Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) 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 disaster.

Director: Paul Feig

Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 119 min

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Amy Nicholson

Jun 2, 2015

It's a comedy of exasperation where, for once, the joke isn't on McCarthy, but on everyone who can't see her skills. Read full review

Justin Chang

Mar 16, 2015

An uproarious blast of globe-trotting action-comedy delirium that doesn’t spoof the espionage-thriller genre so much as drop a series of banana peels in its path. Read full review

Alonso Duralde

Mar 16, 2015

Spy would be a standout if only for its ability to keep me laughing while also keeping me from figuring out who was really double-crossing whom. Add to that this extraordinary ensemble of actors (who knew Jason Statham could be this funny?), and you’ve got another memorable offering from McCarthy and Feig. Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

Jun 3, 2015

RogerEbert.com Susan Wloszczyna

Jun 4, 2015

As a distaff version of James Bond in Spy, Hollywood’s reigning empress of ha-ha Melissa McCarthy has a license to not just kill the audience with laughter but also to slay us with her acting skills. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Jun 4, 2015

The problem is that writer/director Paul Feig became too enamored with his storyline which, at best, could be described as a lame James Bond parody. Read full review

Joe Williams

Jun 4, 2015

With the overlong, limp and lazy Spy, Feig has lost his mojo. Read full review

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daviddk

Jun 5, 2015

This is a really funny movie. There was so much laughing from the crowd, you even missed some of the jokes! Many great performances. Don't believe any negative reviews from people who can't laugh. Go see it!

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Hihihahahoho

Nov 9, 2020

One of my favorite movies! Very funny, interesting and has a perfect cast!!!

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horcrux2007

Jul 9, 2015

It's a good sign when a comedy has you laughing so hard you're crying within the first 5 minutes. There hasn't been a comedy this good and this consistently funny since maybe The Lego Movie, but I would argue that Spy is even better than that. Spy is about a CIA analyst, played by MelissaIt's a good sign when a comedy has you laughing so hard you're crying within the first 5 minutes. There hasn't been a comedy this good and this consistently funny since maybe The Lego Movie, but I would argue that Spy is even better than that. Spy is about a CIA analyst, played by Melissa McCarthy, who has to go undercover after her partner falls off the grid to prevent a global disaster. I love Melissa McCarthy, but this is by far her best role I've seen her in. She's an extremely versatile actress, who can make pretty much every type of joke a hit. They're all perfectly timed and delivered so that, even if the jokes themselves aren't all that funny, the timing and delivery made them so much better than they should have been. The plot itself is a little thin, but there are some good twists towards the end. It almost doesn't matter because of how much you'll be laughing throughout the movie. You definitely won't want to pass this up when it gets into theaters in June. It'll be one of the best times you've had at a theater in a while.… Expand

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Hurricane16

Feb 2, 2018

This movie proves Melissa McCarthy can be funny, even without the topic of her size

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LowbrowCinema

Jul 17, 2015

It may not be a work of art, but SPY is that rare spy spoof that is actually funny from start to finish. Sure the film is too long and they really don't know how to use Jason Statham but the rest of the cast is totally game and the filthy script actually very funny. A terrific time at theIt may not be a work of art, but SPY is that rare spy spoof that is actually funny from start to finish. Sure the film is too long and they really don't know how to use Jason Statham but the rest of the cast is totally game and the filthy script actually very funny. A terrific time at the movies. A good summer flick.… Expand

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drbriandoddphd

Jun 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, unfunny and just nauseating.

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Sombre

Jun 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. If you are a man, you can't make great stuff, youThe 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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