Review of Spy (2015) by Lasttimeisaw — 07 Jun 2015

After last summer’s critics-panned squib TAMMY, which is not quite a financial disaster, but Melissa McCarthy’s star power has inevitably been questioned whether her box-office draw can still maintain after her rotund figure and comedic schticks have been overly cashed in on these years.

Thanks heaven SPY has arrived, a third collaboration with Paul Feig, and unites her with the criminally under-appreciated her BRIDESMAIDS (2011) co-star Rose Byrne, and under Feig’s helm, together they concoct up a thoroughly hilarious spin-off of James Bond’s spy trademark, with an overhaul of a female lead and in passing, finally fulfils Jude Law’s yearning as a suited-up top agent after he lost the battle to Daniel Craig almost 10 years ago, and gives Jason Statham a rare opportunity to tease his own action hero stereotype.