Review of The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) by Amanda S — 09 Aug 2018

I don't know what you're expecting when you sit down to watch The Spy Who Dumped me, but I can tell you that what you're going to get is a whole lot more.

For as long as I can remember I've been watching men do goofy comedies with no substance, or high-octane action films where they're almost always inevitably rescuing a damsel in distress. This is DIFFERENT.

In this one, I can see myself as one of these girls-- someone who was minding her own business and one day got thrown into an extraordinary circumstance. Someone who tries her best to help where she can, and both leans on and is a helping hand to her very best friend, who she sticks with through everything instead of breaking apart over some small, catty plot device used to get us to the third act.

The Spy Who Dumped Me is great. It's FUNNY, and the action is REAL. The friendship is wholesome, and the characters have a depth you don't always get from a film that's billed as a comedy. Mila Kunis is brilliant, and Kate McKinnon both steals the show, and works hard to let the other players shine. The humor ranges from clever multi-language puns, to the low-brow poop jokes-- it's something for everyone.

And honestly, what it really boils down to is this: If you go into it expecting to hate it, you will. And if you buy your tickets expecting to have fun, ohhhh man, you're gonna have the BEST two hours. Enjoy!