The Times
You don't have to see it now. Because there's little else to recommend this workaday revamp of the Kindergarten Cop formula, where a tough he-man is undone by some kiddies while solving a crime.
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My Spy (2019)
Dave Bautista is a hardened CIA agent who finds himself taking orders from a precocious 9-year-old girl in this family action comedy.
After marring a high profile mission, J.J. (Bautista) finds himself demoted to keeping surveillance on a family in a city apartment block. But when the young girl of the family (Chloe Coleman) discovers the hidden cameras in her apartment, she manages to locate where the surveillance operation is set. In exchange for not blowing J.J.'s cover, Sophie convinces him to teach her how to become a spy.
2019Rating: PG, Violence and coarse language102 minsUSA
Kids & Family
- Director:
- Peter Segal ('Get Smart', 'Grudge Match', 'Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult')
- Writer:
- Erich HoeberJon Hoeber
- Cast:
- Dave BautistaKristen SchaalParisa Fitz-HenleyChloe ColemanKen JeongNicola Correia DamudeLaura CilevitzSima Fisher
My Spy (2019) / Reviews
South China Morning Post
Segal just about keeps the action scenes ticking over. There's more fun to be had here than we had any right to imagine.
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This big-spy-meets-little-kid comedy isn't funny enough for teens, but not really suitable for younger viewers either.
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The Guardian
Bautista is amiable company, although he seems bemused at having to take dodgeballs to the face this early in his movie career, and perhaps by the mixed messaging.
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The Age
The charm of the film lies exactly in its mix of tones and genres: globetrotting action is pitted against domestic comedy, with the latter triumphing over the former.
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Stuff
Former wrestler Bautista is adept at both physical and verbal humour and, teamed with former Flight of the Concords' co-star Schaal, there are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments for viewers of all ages.
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