Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Spy
2015
***
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Miranda Hart, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney, Jude Law, Peter Serafinowicz, Morena Baccarin

Following the success of The Heat, Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy return with another amusing collaboration. This time she plays a CIA desk jockey, who becomes a field agent overnight in order to recover a lost nuke. Like Johnny English back in the day, this comedy parodies James Bond and other spy movies. It offers some funny moments, especially in the first half, but Feig needlessly drags out a simple premise to a 2-hour movie. There are some nice performances, though. McCarthy is reliably energetic, Jason Statham makes good fun of his macho tough guy image as a fellow CIA agent, and Rose Byrne is hilariously obnoxious as the entitled villain.