Review of Spies Like Us (1985) by Sanford R — 22 Nov 2008

Considering the cast...should have been much funnier...

This review of Spies Like Us (1985) was written by Sanford R on 22 Nov 2008.

Spies Like Us has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Stefan G (492) on 12 Nov 2015

I was hoping this would be somewhat decent, but it turns out the director is only occasionally good at what he does…

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By Seth B (476) on 09 Dec 2012

Hilarious....doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor....Sorry I'm late. I just came from a reading of a will where I got nothing…

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By Jen M (690) on 02 May 2014

Awful Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd. Dont even think about watching it. For ages 8+…

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By Andrea Beach (97) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 06 Feb 2018

Dated '80s comedy has strong language, few laughs…

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By Jessica H (1,882) on 22 Sep 2012

Akroyd and chase make a great team,but the film is still lacking something…

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By John H (1,894) on 17 Apr 2016

Not bad but no break out hilarious bits but nice cameos…

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By Chili D (8) on 12 Jul 2015

Pretty entertaining, if even an average 80's comedy…

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By Jesse O (1,397) on 31 Jul 2016

Criminally underrated to this day as this movie was during the height of Chevy Chase's comedic powers…

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By Paul S (1,717) on 21 Apr 2012

Decent enough comedy, all the scenes were deifnatly set up for the laughs which there were some good ones…

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By Kheas (53) on 26 Feb 2019

To me, this is absolutely one of the best of its time…

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