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Spy knows how to put a fun and modern spin on the spy genre in ways the major franchises would struggle to do. The plot is suitably twisty (some predictable & some unexpected) and even though there are occasional gaps between the laughs, it has more than enough to ensure that isn't a major issue.

Melissa McCarthy has been in some subpar comedies but roles like this offer a reminder that she's one of the best at comedy. This role is so different to her previous collaborations with Paul Feig (for the better) and requires a lot since the undercover work means her character is constantly changing.

Jason Statham is the best thing about this and the only downside is that he could be in it a lot more. It's possible he's only this good because he's in small doses to avoid too much of a good thing however, the major takeaway is that Statham is ridiculously gifted at comedy and it's a real crime that he's not utilised it more often.

Paul Feig's direction runs into his usual misstep of letting some scenes overstay their welcome and yet it doesn't derail it, mainly due to the jokes that do land being proper belly laughs. In the action, it's just a little over reliant on slow motion. Also, the music by Theodore Shapiro really nails the generic spy movie score.

Spy is an action comedy starring the versatile and hilarious actress Melissa McCarthy. This movie is an American version of a James Bond movie, with added humor—but not in the manner of movies like Johnny English (2003) or Mordecai (2015). It's not a parody. The movie has a rather serious and complex plot complete with red herrings and twists. I wouldn't say it's completely realistic, but it's just enough to make it very funny without being too outlandish. It reminds me of one of my all time favorite action comedies "True Lies" (1994), where in both films unlikely people are thrust into CIA missions. Susan Cooper (McCartney) is a CIA agent who works as a guide for Bradley Fine (Jude Law). While Fine is doing field work, he is equipped with cameras. Cooper watches these cameras and alerts Fine of oncoming danger. During a mission to stop the transferring of a nuclear bomb, the cameras begin to malfunction, Cooper's images become unclear, and Fine is shot. The CIA chooses to put Cooper on the field to continue Fine's mission. Cooper has been at her desk her entire career, however Cooper is considered a CIA agent and therefore is considered qualified to take on the mission, although she is seemingly far from fit for the job in many ways. Being that Cooper has always worked at a desk, she is completely unknown to the enemies and can thus work well undercover. Having worked with Fine all these years, and having deeper feelings for Fine than even he knew, Cooper feels it is her duty to avenge Fine's death. She sets off to Europe jumping from one crazy circumstance to another. She quickly become more than meets the eye as her quick wit and even physical abilities are unleashed. This is a great comedy filled with witty banter, British satire, slapstick comedy and even some raunchy humor. Stay for the credits—even they're funny.

In the late 1930s through early 1940s ('38-'40 to be precise), there was a barrage of slick comedies characterized by witty, cheeky, rapid-fire dialogues between characters without so much as a breath between jokes, let alone hold for audience reaction. To me, the pinnacle of this achievement was the pairing of Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant, both fast-talking sultans of sarcasm, in films like "Bringing Up Baby", "Holiday" and "The Philadelphia Story". Here, nearly a century later, we revisit that style but ramped up on crack, to the point where, after seeing the movie, I had to google the script to see what I missed while laughing my arse off--and laughing it off all over again.

Let me give you an example. The following exchange between "Ford" (Jason Statham) and "Susan" (Melissa McCarthy) is crammed into the space of probably 10 seconds at most, with Jason firing off his lines like a Chicago Gangster with a cockney accent and Melissa quietly interjecting, unnoticed, barely giving him time to reload before his next strafing.

FORD: You really think you're ready for the field? I once used defibrillators on myself! I put shards of glass in my fn' eye! I've jumped from a high-rise building using only a raincoat as a parachute and broke both legs upon landing; I still had to pretend I was in a fing Cirque du Soleil show! I've swallowed enough microchips and s*** them back out again to make a computer. This arm has been ripped off completely and re-attached ...with THIS fing' arm..!

SUSAN: I don't know that that's possible... I mean medically...

FORD: During the threat of an assassination attempt, I appeared convincingly in front of congress as Barack Obama..!

SUSAN: In blackface? That's not appropriate.

FORD: I watched the woman I love get tossed from a plane ...and hit by another plane mid-air! I drove a car off a freeway on top of a train while it was on fire. Not the car, *I* was on fire..!

SUSAN: Jesus you're intense.

I don't think I need to say much more in my review; if you like that style of banter (not so much banter as jackhammer) comedy, don't miss "Spy". Written and directed by Paul Feig who brought us many episodes of The Office before his big screen breakthrough "Bridesmades" and worthy follow-up "The Heat", here in "Spy" we get the third of his brilliant comedies starring the incomparable Melissa McCarthy. In this case, the script is amped up the most of all with so many hilarious lines that you really have to check out the imdb quotes section afterwards to see what you missed, then watch it again.

The plot? Who cares. Something about spies and nukes and hot Bulgarian villains played by Rose Byrne who really channels her inner Cruella Deville only without the dog skin furs, instead opting to dress, as one character points out, "like a slutty dolphin trainer".

If it's possible, EVERY character steals the show. From Melissa (obviousy) down to the bit part of the villain's blonde male henchman who has only 6 lines (and whom Melissa taunts: "I don't see a man. I see a reject from The Sound of Music.")

So watch this movie while you can. I don't know if witty, snappy, script-driven comedies like this will follow but I'd love to see. In the same way Hepburn/Grant defined the comedic style of the 1940s, or in the same way the Zucker-Abraham-Zucker team defined comedy of the 1980s ("Airplane!", "Top Secret!"), here another 40 years later we get a smart, stylish, characteristic brand of comedy that I think our generation can be proud to laugh hysterically to.

Was a decent parody of typical spy films and has a few laughs. Jason Statham was definitely my favourite part, often making fun of characters he has played before. This genuinely made me laugh quite a few times.

Rose Byrne as one of the villains was great as well. Overall the acting was quite good from everyone, nobody ruined any parts of the film with their performances. Some of the cinematography was good, nothing phenomenal though. However, some jokes did fall flat or were just over used. The film does try to parody spy films but ends up sticking to common tropes instead of commenting on them. I would think adding more commentary on these tropes would add to the comedic tone and maybe give more heart to it. But not every film needs to do this, definitely give it a chance, you may be surprised!

This is hardly the first or last spy parody movie. Some nail it (Johnny English), and some miss badly (the Austin Powers sequels). This one was just plain perfect. There's nothing original, but every cast member - McCarthy especially - nails every part. Comedies like this work best with real characters and unreal plots. Paul Feig clearly gets that. I laughed. A lot.

Kingsman: The Secret Service started a beautiful new wave of James Bond satire films. It's been done before but never quite as meta as it was in Kingsman, actively referencing how similar the plot and archetypes are to James Bond while still having a refreshing novelty factor and interesting characters of its own - creating this whole new world for the over-the-top James Bond-esque adventures to take place while the real James Bond canon continues its serious, grounded story arc.

While Kingsman was about setting up this elite organization and showing off their penchant for ridiculously elaborate action sequences, Spy has little exposition and throws you right into this hysterical world where Jude Law is the super suave secret agent and Melissa McCarthy acts as his eyes and ears back at headquarters. Jason Statham comes in later as a rogue agent who is as arrogant as he is oblivious. The movie doesn't itself seriously but it never goes into parody territory. These characters, as overblown and ridiculous as they are, still have relatable personalities, and you're willing to go on this crazy adventure with them right from the start.

Spy is very much an action comedy - whether you view it more as an action movie or as a comedy is completely up to you. I found it hilarious within the first minute and was laughing heartily throughout the entire movie, but there's no denying that the action sequences are incredibly well done. Specifically, the fight between Susan Cooper (McCarthy) and a female assassin in a kitchen, the opening sequence of Cooper alerting Bradley Fine (Law) where enemies are while Fine sweeps them up in a rat maze full of baddies, and the scene with the car where Cooper mops the floor with a handful of terrorists with little to no effort. If you aren't laughing at the jokes, you can laugh at how insane and over-the-top the action is - either way, it's an incredibly fun time.

What I find most compelling about Spy is how likable each character is. It's not just McCarthy, Law, and Statham with a bunch of stoic supporting characters. No, even the supporting characters are hilarious and interesting. Miranda Hart plays Cooper's goofy friend who does dumb things with the best of intentions, Rose Byrne plays the villainous daughter of a rich terrorist and has some excellent back-and-forth bickering with McCarthy, and Peter Serafinowicz plays Aldo: a sleazy Frenchman who absolutely loves women and especially their boobs. They all have moments of hilarity; even the main antagonist played by Bobby Cannavale who is supposed to be a classy businessman has quirky one-liners and the funniest villain run I've seen in recent memory. Oh, and 50 Cent is in it playing 50 Cent. Yeah, it's as crazy as it sounds.

As far as lead performances go, this is the funniest Melissa McCarthy has ever been. This is the ideal role for her because her character has a serious job and a serious mission juxtaposed with McCarthy's snarky personality and usual shenanigans, making for some truly hysterical situations. Jason Statham, however, is the real highlight here. The man is brilliant in this role. He's a tough-guy agent that goes around bragging about how badass he is and goes on to do the stupidest things ever while still keeping a straight face and menacing persona - essentially a parody of his usual roles. His rants are comedy gold simply because it's Statham doing them. He proves here that he's not only one of the greatest action stars working today but also one of the funniest. The fact that he even agreed to this movie says a lot about Statham's attitude - he's a great sport and isn't afraid to make fun of himself, and I really hope this earns him more comedic roles in the future.

Spy was everything I wanted it to be and more. I laughed harder at this movie than I did at most comedies in the past decade. The production value was fantastic, the pacing was perfect, and director Paul Feig clearly knows how to do comedy but now can add action to his resume. Everything about this movie works. It also allows James Bond to continue its serious endeavors, Kingsman to handle the classy yet gritty side of secret agents, while Spy focuses on the campy and silly nature of the whole affair. I sincerely hope this gets a franchise because there are too many great things happening for it not to get a sequel. On it's own however, Spy is an absolutely brilliant, perfectly casted satire that should not be missed by fans of action, comedy, or fun.

While Melissa McCarthy's investigator in "The Heat" was both a fine cop and a sexual dynamo, inspiring many heartbroken men, she has made a thriving career by playing boisterous and irresponsible characters with high-level security clearance.

The actress' abilities are enhanced by Paul Feig's "Spy," which gives her the opportunity to travel the globe as CIA operative Susan Cooper while surprising both those around her and herself. Bradley Fine, a stylish super-spy, is guided through perilous situations by Susan, a ten-year veteran of the organization.

The only CIA agent who can find Rayna DeLuca, who wants to buy a renegade nuclear weapon from the DeLuca family, is Susan. She is given drab undercover identities and gadgets that are disguised as stool softener, toe-fungus spray, and hemorrhoid wipes by her boss despite her proficiency with a headset and computer screen.

Rayna is the subject of Susan's tracking and reporting, but she ends up getting close and personal with her. The scenes between McCarthy and Byrne are brutally funny and full of insult comedy. Feig gives McCarthy a comic foil in the form of Peter Serafinowicz, Jason Statham, and Miranda Hart while also treating the spy narrative seriously enough to keep us interested.

While "Spy" contains more blood and violence than typical espionage films, the humour is never compromised. It serves as a reminder of the peril Susan faces while also demonstrating how cartoonish many modern espionage dramas have turned out to be. The movie "Spy" by McCarthy and Feig stands out because it managed to keep me smiling while simultaneously making me wonder who was actually pulling the strings.

I'd be lying if I said I was ever expecting anything from this spy spoof - due to a combination of its marketing, the behind-the-lens talent and, even, an overall lack of enthusiasm of its pastiche prospects, since most in that particular sub-genre are indeed sub-par. I'd also be lying if I said I wasn't pleasantly surprised by 'Spy (2015)', though, because, while it's predictable and predictably clichéd in both its narrative and overall execution, the feature is actually rather entertaining and even sort of endearing in its own, albeit slightly neutered and kind of cringe-inducing, way. It's not particularly funny, though there are some jokes that land amidst the many that don't, and there's a narrative element that takes a certain character and their arc in an annoying direction, one that actually goes so far in that specific direction it almost runs counter to itself, but there's plenty to like here. Your mileage will vary, though, depending greatly on how empathetic you find the characters and how funny you find the humour. 6/10

This movie is action in a comedy way.

I don't know how to describe it, but it was a good time I spent on it.

Every scene that Jason appears in I just laugh.

Great acting from all of the actors, no more to say.

Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst--and the unsung hero behind the Agency's most risked missions, she assists the good-looking, intrepid, debonair operative agent Bradley Fine (Jude Law). 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 crisis when an atomic weapon is being smuggled and is threatening to use it unless getting a large amount of millions of dollars. Her boss (Alison Janney) accepts that she completes the assignment because there is no other volunteer or agent to execute it, and despite the strong opposition of the expert and proud agent Rick Ford (Jason Statham). Along the way, Susan takes on a powerful organization for world control and being only helped by her good friend, the office agent Nancy Artingstall (Miranda Hart). One of the guys, one of the spies!. She's finally getting some action!.

The picture is the usual ¨spoof¨ or parody featured by a desk-bound CIA analyst who volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer when her beloved fellow agent falls to death. Melissa McCarthy (who got an Oscar nomination: Best Supporting Actress, Bridesmaids (2011)) continuing the spoof formula, this time as a crazed international agent, playing a similar lunatic character like her other films. The fatty, burly Melissa is very sympathetic as the brave, yet surprisingly accident-prone agent who leaves a trail of destruction in her wake. Melissa told that the film is the most physically taxing she has ever done. It is surrealist, hilarious, extreme and sometimes gross-out spy-movie with full of quirky roles, mayhem and lots of fun. There're gags each fifty seconds, the film is formed by innumerable comical set-pieces and a myriad of imaginative parodies where the wacky humor and laughs are continuous. ¨James Bond's¨ movies or ¨Leslie Nielsen's Spy Hard¨ may be the main spoof targets, though ¨Spy¨ is hardly frugal with its references. The entertainment and fun result to be the disconcerting messes, silly action pieces and other bewildering scenes in wich our starring becomes involved and in which smile to roar with laughter. Melissa is well accompanied by a likeable cast, such as: Jude Law as Bradley Fine, the Agency's star operative, Jason Statham as the conceited and foul-mouthed agent Rick Ford, Allison Janney as CIA Headquarters Head Elaine Crocker, Miranda Hart as her best friend Nancy, Rose Byrne as an ambitious smuggler in atomic weapons, Bobby Cannavale as a businessman long suspected to be linked to terrorists and Morena Baccarin as insulting Agent Karen Walker. Besides, there are several cameos and brief interventions from Will Yun Lee, 50 Cent, Richard Brake, Sam Richardson, Ben Falcone, and look for director Paul Feig himself as a drunken guest at Paris Hotel.

As in any self-respecting spy movie, the film is well set in several European cities, such as: Budapest, Rome and Paris, though mainly shot in Hungary, being wonderfully photographed by cameraman Robert D. Yeoman. Adding a thrilling, evocative and suspenseful musical score by composer Theodore Shapiro. The motion picture was well directed by Paul Feig. This filmmaker is a hardcore fan of the Spy-genre, creating here a broad action comedy in that genre and outstanding the thriller scenes with plenty of humor. He wrote , directed and produced because he knew that no one would ever let him ever shoot a real James Bond movie himself. Paul Feig is an expert writer, producer and director who has worked as Television as Cinema, such as: Arrested Development (2003), The Office (2005), Weeds (2005), Nurse Jackie (2010), Rockefeller Plaza (2006), Heavyweights (1995), Unaccompanied Minors (2006), Bridesmaids (2011), The Heat (2013), Ghostbusters (2016), among others. The film will appeal to absurd and unruly comedy enthusiasts, as well as Melissa McCarthy fans. Rating. 6.5/10.

I began watching this with zero expectations. And for the first 20 minutes or so I was non-plussed. But two things turned that around for me: 1. Some of the lines/scenes made me laugh harder than I'd laughed in a long while. And 2. Seeing Melissa McCarthy kick some serious butt was great.

Additionally, there were some decent plot twists and the performance by Rose Byrne, while all over the place, was refreshing. So was the against type role for Statham. (I'd also give a nod to Miranda Hart's performance.)

All in all, if you need a good laugh, and don't take this film too seriously, it's worth a look. Just my 2 cents.

I enjoyed this for some stress-relief. Yes, it is very vulgar quite often. But I adore Miranda Hart, Jude Law is some suave damn eye-candy, Melissa is funny as always and it was nice seeing her take on an action role. Stratham must have needed something as light relief from his usual British crime seriousness; he does idiot well, it turns out. And Rose Byrne was an adorable, lethal, spoilt brat.

Just some fun. Maybe I could have done without male porn bits. That 'thing', I don't know if it was real but it was repulsive. Eww.

Spy is a blandly forgettable name for a film, but in their third outing together director Paul Fieg and his muse Melissa McCarthy strike comedy gold yet again.

McCarthy plays Susan Cooper, a CIA analyst who works behind a desk, partnering with a smooth talking debonair field agent who goes by the aptronym Bradley Fine (Jude Law, unexpectedly hilarious). Cooper nurtures a massive crush on Fine, who seems completely oblivious, to the point where, when he is murdered, she offers to go into the field herself to try and avenge his death. Of course all sorts of complications spring up, but despite having spent most of her years as a desk jockey, Cooper proves herself to be preternaturally adept at the spy game and her quick wits, confidence and brusque attitude always are on hand to help her save the day.

The script is pretty solid, delivering up enough twists and turns to keep things interesting. But the real treat of the movie are in the performances. By now everyone knows that McCarthy is an Oscar nominated comedienne, but I could not have predicted such hilarious performances out of Jude Law or Jason Statham who absolutely kills it as one of the CIA's ultra serious field agents who is completely over the top but can't see the humour in his own ridiculousness. Also great: Allison Janney in a small role as the head of the CIA, British comedienne Miranda Hart as Susan's bestie and Rose Byrne as a bratty villain.

Director Paul Feig and actress Melissa McCarthy continue to make magic together. "Spy," their third collaboration, is definitely more enjoyable than "The Heat" and in many ways measures up to "Bridesmaids."

McCarthy owns this film. Feig actually wrote it too, unlike the previous two films, but it's clear he did so knowing McCarthy would take it over. She's dynamic, sassy, lovable and foul, and it's delightful to watch even if it's messy.

Title alone tells you that "Spy" is meant to be a riff on classic spy films, specifically the "James Bond" series, but it's not a parody. Rather, Feig plays with spy conventions (especially as they relate to women) and even pokes at what other directors, writers and producers might do if given the same premise of a CIA desk jockey launched into the field to stop a scheme involving a nuclear warhead.

In fact, the deception goes beyond the appearances and into the plot. Somehow, Feig keeps the story fresh and intriguing, even when the film descends into goofy, preposterous chaos. It's impressive how good of a tightrope act it manages between stupidity and sharp, effective humor.

McCarthy toes that line too. At times she's just a vehicle for improvised shenanigans, and at others there's something genuine in her character, Susan Cooper. It's hard to pin down the character's qualities when she's constantly changing appearances and even personalities, but never for a moment does it seem like she's trying to hard and failing.

We do get to watch Jason Statham try the same thing, however, and make a total ass of himself. The star of actual spy movies does have some funny dialogue at times, but his character is a screw-up who talks a mean game. This idiocy is part of the convention-twisting in "Spy," but there are times he just seems like an idiot. It's more fun to watch Peter Serafinowicz as the outrageously lewd Aldo — an Italian agent who Susan encounters in the field at various points in the film — than watch Statham flounder. Jude Law even does a nice job, though his character isn't called upon for much.

Rose Byrne as Rayna Boyanov, the film's antagonist — a role she seems to excel in when acting for Feig —continues to nail her comic bits with such incredible poise. She's both a bona-fide villain and a funny caricature of one. Rayna isn't hollow, which would render Byrne unfunny; she's multi-dimensional enough to really work off of McCarthy's Susan.

"Spy" feels like a multi-bout boxing match between a stupid genre spoof comedy and a professionally improvised, fresh twist on a stupid genre spoof comedy. Every time you prepare to role your eyes and deem it a joke of a film, it comes up with something hysterically clever to pull you back in. Not many films or filmmakers can do it, and that's what makes the Feig-McCarthy duo one to keep an eye on for the long term.

~Steven C

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Scrolling through shows and channels and clicked on this one on a whim. I don't recall much hype about this film when it first came out. It FAR exceeded my mediocre expectations! It has a great cast! It's witty, fast-paced, and very clever! Melissa McCarthy at her best. Rose Byrne, much funnier than I've seen her in other comedic roles that she's attempted. Jason Statham playing a parody of himself, HILARIOUS! Allison Janney never disappoints. And you can't go wrong with Jude Law as your James Bond type. And Bobby Cannavale as a perfect villain! Even Melissa McCarthy's husband makes a cameo. This is a very easy to watch and satisfying film! Lots of fun!

Previews for this movie made it look fun and initially it was, as well as a pretty good James Bond spoof. It could have easily been made with a PG13 rating and teens would have loved it. An underlying message could be empowering for women and/or the overweight.

Initially, I thought, OK, I can put up with Rick's constant profanity, most significantly the f-word, because he was such a jerk. But about half-way through the film, it seems the original writers quit and were replaced by illiterate buffoons whose vocabulary is limited to the f-word, and some of its variations. Tiresome and disturbing. The addition of bathroom humor and sexual innuendo was distracting and unnecessary.

McCarthy does a good job and her character is refreshing, except for the potty-mouth. The plot twists are good and the humor is genuine. The film seems to go on a bit too long to suit me, but maybe that's because I got so tired of so much profanity.

This could have been a decent comedy for families, at least those with older children. I don't see why the producers chose to limit their audience (and offend some of the rest of us). The liberal use of the f-word adds nothing to the film and detracts from what could have been a good comedy/spoof that seems to be lacking these days.

Really spoiled what could have been a great movie with all of the foul language. Made it to the plane scene and that was it. I was surprised that this was rated "R" and thought it was because of nudity. Boy was I wrong. Directors... there is nothing uglier than a pretty woman with a foul mouth. Why can't Hollywood set the example that a movie can be funny, exciting, engaging, and a joy without the lousy lkanguage? "We were soldiers" and "Mision Impossible" both had no foul language. Wanna have a block buster and after market sales? Clean it up! I really hate having to write 10 lines about this. Guess I wil have to just watch Pixar movies.