Spy
Plot summary:
On his mission to extract
information about a small-scale tactical nuclear weapon from mob boss, Tihomir
Boyanov, CIA agent Bradley Fine accidentally kills Boyanov. During Fine’s next
mission, in which he goes after Boyanov’s daughter, Rayna, events unfold in a
manner leading to the conclusion that Fine’s dead, and that the CIA’s top
agents are compromised. Due to this new development, an agent that can go
undetected is required, and agent Susan Cooper, the analyst who assisted Fine in
his missions, volunteers. Her mission is to track and report about Sergio De
Luca, who’s the intermediary between Rayna and whoever is willing to buy the
weapon. And as she goes undercover, Cooper strays from her original mission and
sets out to prevent the arms deal.
Review:
You see Melissa McCarthy taking
on the role of Agent Susan Cooper, who is initially shown to be just a regular
analyst whom you’d not suspect to be field-ready, but when the time comes, is
presented to undergo a transformation into a spy that can kick some ass. And to
add to that, whether it’s a high-speed chase, which is at the same time a
not-so-high-speed chase, or whether it’s combat against an assailant, McCarthy
does a fantastic job in juggling the two genres of action and comedy together
effortlessly. And then we have Agent Rick Ford, portrayed by Jason Statham –
The extremely brash and stubborn CIA agent who exaggerates on his abilities and
experiences, and strives to take on the obstacles that they are to face ahead,
although he fails epically. Other characters revolving around this story also
contributed some impressive acting as well.
How the scenes play out, as well
as the dialogues, both infused together, makes this movie all the more interesting.
Some action scenes are funny, while some are ridiculously funny, which is all
the more entertaining. And the dialogues, when reach their comedic elements,
are really effective in bringing out some good laughs. The action and comedic
elements are brilliantly kept in equilibrium throughout the movie. Paul Feig
has definitely done a great job in both, the screenwriting and directing. And
the varying costumes with her varying covers as the story progresses highlight
the changes well, transforming Cooper from ridiculous to glamorous in a matter
of seconds. This is a terrific movie, and I really enjoyed it.
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