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Title: I Spy (2002)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Eddie Murphy | ... | Kelly | |
| Owen Wilson | ... | Alex | |
| Famke Janssen | ... | Rachel | |
| Malcolm McDowell | ... | Gundars | |
| Gary Cole | ... | Carlos | |
| Phill Lewis | ... | Jerry | |
| Viv Leacock | ... | T.J. | |
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Keith Dallas | ... | Lunchbox |
| Tate Taylor | ... | Lieutenant Percy | |
| Lynda Boyd | ... | Edna | |
| Bill Mondy | ... | McIntyre | |
| Larry Merchant | ... | Vegas Commentator | |
| Sugar Ray Leonard | ... | Vegas Commentator | |
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Jimmy Lennon Jr. | ... | Vegas Ring Announcer |
| Joe Cortez | ... | Vegas Referee | |
When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States' top spies, Alex Scott, is called to action. What he doesn't expect is to get teamed up with a cocky civilian, World Class Boxing Champion Kelly Robinson, on a dangerous top secret espionage mission. Their assignment: using equal parts skill and humor, catch Arnold Gundars, one of the world's most successful illegal arms dealers, and foil his treacherous plans for the plane. Written by Anonymous
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When a top secret camouflaged plane is stolen and hidden, secret agency BNS needs to get an agent into Hungary to uncover and prevent the sale of the weapon. Agent Alex Scott is selected to go undercover with civilian boxer Kelly Robinson and use his upcoming fight to gain access. However Kelly is less co-operative than first hoped and the mission risks being compromised. Can they stay out of trouble long enough to stop the sale?
Take a little bit of Shanghai Noon, a little bit of Rush Hour, remove the oriental spice from the stew et viola! you've got I Spy! By mixing the essence of Jackie Chan's sidekicks from both these films and putting the resultant stew into a comedy spy movie you have this enjoyable if unspectacular film. Wilson does his usual stuff but is still effortlessly funny, Murphy does his best Chris Tucker impression and does a good job playing a little dumb and is funny as well.
The plot sees them doing, well, it doesn't really matter what they're doing, just that Wilson is Wilson and Murphy is playing up to good effect! The plot just about provides enough material to keep the film going, but the odd moment where the comedy banter quietens down, the weaknesses of the plot are immediately laid bare. This is not to say it isn't good enough for this type of film, but just that at times it is all very slight and a bit thin. The comedy is more based on banter than anything else, so if you like the two aforementioned Chan movies then this should be enjoyable as the humour is of the same vein.
The support cast are all pretty average. Janssen does an OK job looking pretty but Malcolm McDowell just shows his face to no great effect. The funniest cameo is Gary Cole who plays an Irish spy playing a Cuban he is just so unexpected in his actions that I had to be amused (of course he is helped by Wilson'' reactions to his character).
Overall this was kinda overlooked at the UK box office and I think it was because it was very slight and flimsy. However for gentle laughs based on good banter rather than set up jokes, this is a surprisingly fun comedy despite not sticking in your mind for longer than 15 minutes after you watch it.