Spy is a knee-knocker movie with perfect timing and a genius script. Melissa McCarthy plays her role flawlessly. She isconvincing as each of her characters, from one cat lady to a sassy Bulgarian clown. Her friend, Nancy played by Miranda Hart helped to make the perfect pair. This seems like a home run for Hart, as her role is not over the top but you leave the movie convinced that she isjust as awkward and qwerky as her character suggested.
The script in this movie isfantastic. The humor isthe perfect combination of stupid-funny and mindless adult humor sharing new terms with the world like "thunderfuck" and "limpdick unicorn." McCarthy, Hart and even Jason Statham who played a cocky agent has a perfect delivery.
Casting isalso a win for the most part. As a Jude Law fan, this isthe only character who I feel as though could likely be better played by someone else. It seems as though he is somewhat outdated as a heartthrob, which he is for McCarthy, and his role seemed a bit basic and not memorable at all. Statham is likely the most annoying character on the screen, he but does a fantastic job of making the audience feel as pestered as the other CIA agents were likely feeling in the plot line.
Plot is a tricky territory in films that fall into this category. Of course every movie needs to have a plot, however the audiences who see these movies care very little about the plot. That being said, it is pretty standard with agents going rogue, some light romantic thoughts, the underdog rising above, and ultimately catching the bad guys at the end. When people talk about this film, it will have nothing to do with the plot but will applaud the one-liners that are likely to become token phrases over time. Short of Sandra Bullock and Kristen Wiig, this is on the same level as The Heat and Bridesmaids, so Paul Feig can chalk this up as a definite win.
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