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Summary: One of the most dissapointing movies in a long time. :-(
Review: I could as well consider "I Spy" to be one of the dullest comedy/action flicks that I've seen in quite a long time. The whole idea of a new technology to make a fighter jet invisible but falling to the hands of terrorist masterminds is quite interesting. In the case of "I Spy" though, the whole concept is completely ruined and pounded down to a bloody pulp by atrocious acting and lack of chemistry by all of the cast. The story of the movie is of a new technological breakthrough of where a special type of fighter jet is designed to turn invisible. The jet and possibly the technology is stolen by a terrorist mastermind and two bumbling FBI agents named Alex Scott (Owen Wilson) and Kelly Robinson (Eddie Murphy) are assigned on a mission to recover the jet and hunt down the terrorists before they use the jet to deliver a weapon of mass destruction on a major city. The fact that they try to make the film into a comedy though throws a lot of the potential right out the window and in the case of terrorist movies, making them into comedies ruins their quality and "I Spy" falls into this category. Everyone in the cast fares poorly. Owen Wilson's role as Alex Scott in unconvincing and almost annoying. Wilson has done much better than this! Eddie Murphy's role in this mocie is much more despicable because apart from Dr Doolittles I & II, his movies have gone downhill in quality over the past five years and he reached his all-time low with the abysmal "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" but he improved somewhat with "I Spy" but still misfires anyway. Famke Janssen as Rachel Wright was completely unsexy and the character was almost repulsive in my opinion, looking more like a drugged out hooker on the streets than a special agent gone bad. It isn't so much that the actors and actresses are talentless, quite the contrary, but they all look uncomfortable and bored in their performances. Overall, this movie could've been so much better and much more engaging but their attempts at trying to make it into a more comedy-oriented movie just reduced it to useless pap headed for the recycling bin. This movie tries to be funny and induce laughs but I found myself slumping in my chair from boredom and humorless reaction to the action scenes and jokes and by the time it was over, "I Spy" left nothing behind in me. Even if I scraped up all of the funny moments, they only amount to maybe 10 minutes in my opinion with 80+ minutes of boredom. When it comes to spy action movies, I'd suggest Vin Diesel's "xXx" instead. In terms of more comedy-oriented movies, I suggest the "Rush Hour" movies instead. These three movies make great counterpoints to each other. "I Spy" tries to combine the theme of these movies but strips away the laughter of "Rush Hour" and the attention grabbing action sequences of "xXx". I'm not saying that this movie was terrible but I found "I Spy" to be one of the most disappointing movies I've seen in quite a long time and was glad to finally pop in "Rush Hour" and hopefully have two hours of extended longevity to make up for the wasted time "I Spy" caused me.
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Summary: This is a really funny movie.
Review: This is one of the funniest movies I've seen. It's about a spy who has to team up with a boxer who he finds annoying. It's really funny. It has Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson. If you like comedies then you should see this or buy it.
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Summary: coulda been better
Review: it went slow. otherwise it's fun. overall 9 of 10.
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Summary: Almost 15 minutes of good stuff
Review: There were about fifteen minutes of good material in this movie, well almost. Those were the chase scenes. But you have to take into account that the chase scenes made no sense and totally suspend any logic circuits in your brain. The plot, I think there was a vague outline of one, was unclear and just plain stupid. I like Owen Wilson. He is an attractive actor without being macho or too "in your face" and he did have some chemistry with Murphy but whoever was the brain child of this creation substituted violent acts for dialogue and muffed the chemistry too much. Granted, the TV show "I SPY" was always a bit thin on plot too but this over the top movie spent too much on too little. Wait until it's on TV to see the movie. Don't waste your money buying or renting it.
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Summary: Low budget and low humor James Bond knockoff..
Review: I was really disappointed in this film. I know the "spy theme" has been done a hundred times, but this film didn't have one new sequence or gadget or anything. The plot is so cliche' it was offensive. The action sequences were substandard and the acting, sorry to say, was amateur. My advice - rent this only if every other store in the movie is gone or if you have a free rental coupon that expires tomorrow.
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Summary: Enjoyable, But Done Before
Review: Hollywood has a new genre that they have been working to death for quite sometime. These movies are generally enjoyable but do not vary from each other enough to make these movies distinct in their own way. We have seen it with the Rush Hour Movies, Shanghai Noon and now I Spy. I Spy follows the same pattern as these other movies. A mismatched pair that do not want to work together a forced into an operation. Through many different trials a friendship develops and they decide to work together to get the job done. I Spy does have its moments. Both Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy have a comedic presence and their chemistry works right for this movie. If you are fan of this genre or either of the two characters it will be an enjoyable film to watch. If you are sick of the mismatched buddy comedies, I recommend you skip this movie.
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Summary: This is a funny movie.
Review: This is a really funny movie. It's about an FBI Agent (a Spy) named Alex Scott (Owen Wilson). He has to go after a bunch of bad guys in Hungary who are buying a plane that can go invisible. The Plane is not legally theirs'. They stole it. Alex Scot has to team up with a Boxer named Kelly Robertson (Eddie Murphy) who he dislikes. It's a funny movie that you'll like.
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Summary: Laughed until I cried
Review: I totally love this movie!! It has LOTS of subtle jokes that make the movie. Owen Wilson is great (I love him in everything I've seen him in) - his passive nature is a hilarious contrast for his part as Alex the spy. Eddie Murphy's fast-talking, macho, Kelly Robinson portrayal is excellent. He keeps you in stitches if you can keep up with him! I'm no movie critic; I don't care how well the plot came together or any technicalities about performance, etc. I just want to be entertained and this movie really does it for me!
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Summary: Comedy without laughs. Action Movie without much action.
Review: This movie seems to suffer from an identity crisis. Is it a comedy? The spoof of the James Bond genre is a genre in and of itself. The Austin Powers movies set the bar pretty high for a spy comedy and this movie doesn't seem to even make an effort to compete in that league. The laughs are few and far between and never rise above the level of a grin or chuckle. Both these stars have proven they can be much funnier in recent movies. So maybe it's just a spy movie. If that's what this movie is trying to be, XXX and James Bond blow it out of the water. The opening scene in a snow covered forest is so obviously inside a studio that it is laughable. It's not much better than the winter wonderlands of RUDOLPH THE REDNOSED REINDEER and SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN. The super secret spy thing they have to fight to stop the enemy from getting its hands on is an invisible airplane. Straight out of Wonder Woman. This movie ends with a confusing who is the double agent scene that seems to confuse not just the viewer, but also the actors and probably the writer as well. Whether this was a comedy or a spy flick, by the time it ends, it is hard to care.
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Summary: Eddie needs to really think about retiring
Review: Eddie Murphy has reached his prime and this movie just lets you know that it is time for him to hang up his comedy torch and enjoy the rich life minus movie making. The comedy is weak and the plot is weaker. I am just glad that I didn't pay to see this in the movies. Don't waste your money or time buying this because it isn't worth it.
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