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I Spy [2003]
from Uca
starring Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen, Malcolm McDowell, Gary Cole
directed by Betty Thomas

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• Anamorphic
• PAL
• Widescreen

Editorial Review:

I Spy tried and failed to be Eddie Murphy's comeback after The Adventures of Pluto Nash. As with his previous turkey, Murphy's the least of this movie's problems; his spitfire delivery begs for better plotting and dialogue, and his teaming with Owen Wilson had even more promise than Wilson's Shanghai comedies with Jackie Chan. But this unfunny hash--bearing no resemblance to the 1960s Bill Cosby/Robert Culp TV series that inspired it--undermines Murphy and Wilson at every turn, stranding them in scenes that play well in isolation but never form a coherent action-comedy whole. It's not that director Betty Thomas is incapable; she just seems uninterested, going through the motions while Eddie, Owen and Famke Janssen play spy games in Budapest, chasing after a villain (Malcolm McDowell, wasted again) who's stolen a sleek, invisibility-cloaked jet bomber called the Switchblade. Explosions, shoot-outs, double-crosses... ignore it all, and find what pleasure you can in Eddie and Owen's aimless banter. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

• NOTHING NEW BUT FUNNY
  When a top secret camouflaged plane is stolen and hidden, secret agency BNS needs to get an agent into Hungary to uncover and prevent the sale of the weapon. Agent Alex Scott is selected to go undercover with civilian boxer Kelly Robinson and use his upcoming fight to gain access. However Kelly is less co-operative than first hoped and the mission risks being compromised. Can they stay out of trouble long enough to stop the sale?
  Take a little bit of Shanghai Noon, a little bit of Rush Hour, remove the... more info

• Unless your thinking of visiting Budapest, this is not worth the time
  Another pretty lame sidekick movie from two actors who are normally very good. The problem is that Owen Wilson does Owen Wilson very well and Eddie Murphy does Eddie Murphy just as well, but all with very few actual jokes. Interesting to see it filmed on location in Budapest as, at the time of writing this review, I had just visited the city and was pleased to see many of the sights I had visited just weeks before. Other than this the excitement, which should be top draw for a spy movie (even a spoof one),... more info

• I Spy Review
  Oh no! I hear you say – not another James Bond spoof. Well – not quite a spoof the film claims to hold its own ground but you have every reason to be skeptical. Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson play mismatched partners who are assigned to uncover an operation that could cause detriment to the world (where have I heard that before). Both actors are in familiar territory, clearly comfortable in their roles. The problem with the film is that the plot is wafer thin and there’s no character development;... more info

• Undercover humour
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  There are a few good things going for this film, but not enough to make it worth watching twice. It's a spy film, with the jokes so undercover, you can't see them.
  Owen Wilson, plays an insecure secret agent looking for a stolen hi-tech fighter plane with a cloaking device and has to put up with partnering on the mission a brash, bragging, boisterous boxing star with an ego so large it needs an entourage to hold it up. If you hadn't guessed, this is played by Eddie Murphy.
  Mr. Murphy is the... more info

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