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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780767890557 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 0767890558 Label: Sony Pictures Languages: Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Release Date: September 02, 2003 Running Time: 97 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: November 01, 2002 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Eddie Murphy needed a comeback after The Adventures of Pluto Nash, but I Spy didn't provide it. As with his previous turkey, Murphy's the least of this movie's problems; his spitfire delivery begs for better plotting and dialogue, and his teaming with Owen Wilson had even more promise than Wilson's Shanghai comedies with Jackie Chan. But this unfunny hash--bearing no resemblance to the 1960s Bill Cosby-Robert Culp TV series that inspired it--undermines Murphy and Wilson at every turn, stranding them in scenes that play well in isolation but never form a coherent action-comedy. It's not that director Betty Thomas is incapable; she just seems uninterested, going through the motions while Eddie, Owen, and Famke Janssen play spy games in Budapest, chasing after a villain (Malcolm McDowell, wasted again) who's stolen a sleek, invisibility-cloaked jet bomber called the Switchblade. Explosions, shootouts, double-crosses... ignore it all, and find what pleasure you can in Eddie and Owen's aimless banter. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Startlingly Bad, Definitely UnwatchableNot even a rental. I wasted my time and money on this, but you don't have to. The script is read like some sort of weird awkward dress rehearsal. There is a really odd and painful sort of Cyrano de Bergerac-like scene between the three characters that is just strange given the way direction handled it. Anyway enough details. The movie never gets interesting or funny. One of those movies you keep watching in the hopes it'll pick up, but never does. Rating:  - BRING ON THE SEQUEL!An enjoyable film, I Spy, brings to the screen the story of an unlikely pair that has teamed up in order to recover a stolen American stealth aircraft prototype which is to be sold to the highest (criminal) bidder. A U.S. special agent and the World middleweight boxing champion will travel to Hungary to try and get back the aircraft and bring the criminals to justice. Owen Wilson, Eddie Murphy, Famke Janssen (who is GORGEOUS!), Malcolm McDowell, and the rest of the cast carry out their performances ... Read More Rating:  - I SPY: Suffers in Comparison with the OriginalFor those who come to the recent film version of the hit 1960s I SPY, there is the inevitable tendency to compare them, with the film coming off as a pale imitation. In the television series, the focus was on the delicate and artful blending of comedy and action with the magic chemistry of the actors. Viewers simply accepted the reality of a pair of government spies, only one of whom was an athlete. The viewer of the movie has a much harder job since the blending of comedy and action here is badly off center ... Read More Rating:  - Sorta disappointed to see SOO many bad reviews.I am so tired of people saying Eddie Murphy isn't funny anymore. And I hear it all the time. All the time. My wife wakes up every morning, by tapping me on the shoulder and saying, "Eddie Murphy is a hack." And my neighbor says that Eddie Murphy hasn't made a good film since 48 Hours. But I like to retort that you don't stick around Hollywood for 23 years by making substandard movies. Hollywood won't tolerate it. It isn't not true. You don't get to the pinnacle of Hollywood by being phony or untalented or making ... Read More Rating: - Average Grade ThrillerI Spy has little in common with the 1960's TV series of the same name. However, there is just enough juice in I Spy to cause it to rise to the C grade level. True, both Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson basically phoned their performances in. However, Malcolm McDowell contributes one of his greatest performances ever and this combined with the great cinematography helps to make up for many of the deficiencies in this movie. Bottom line, this is a decent movie that is worth a rental. |
