Where to begin? I-Spy is the most recent of Hollywood's newest
travesty of "recreating" older films and/or TV properties for modern
audiences. Lemme tell ya, I can hardly wait for the new Starsky
and Hutch movie!
I-Spy was originally a slick spy parody starring 'Mr. Puddin Pop' Bill
Cosby and Robert Culp as the original interracial buddy spies.
2002's incarnation stars Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson in the
starring roles. Owen Wilson has been rather prolific of late and
this seems to be the inevitable 'meeting contractual obligations'
write-in job. Unlike a "real movie" both actors portray themselves
rather than inhabiting any written roles. Owen Wilson is the same
droll character you saw in Zoolander or Shanghai Noon. Eddie
Murphy is Eddie Murphy as a boxer-turned-spy and, if you can
believe this, is even MORE annoying than usual in this egocentric
referring-to-self-in-the-third-person role.
I usually like both Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy though I wish
some director would "grow a pair" and force Mr. Murphy to return to
his Golden Child and Beverly Hills Cop days as an actual actor.
Whenever he is allowed to ad lib, the movie suffers. A lot. Robin
Williams, he is not. Both men are accomplished actors so why
does tripe like I-Spy get made, let alone released?
To make a long story short(er), I-Spy is abysmally bad. Bad acting.
Bad story. Bad script. Boring action. No nudity. No blood. Boring
fight scenes. Boring spy gadgets. Lame dialogue. Boring chase
sequences. Misuse of Malcolm McDowell as a villain (yes, it's
been proven possible now). Name a "movie-killer" and chances
are this movie has it in ample amounts. The film runs about 90
min or so and is rated PG-13.
Overall, this movie is pretty much unwatchable. It would make a
good double-feature with Ishtar or Best Defense in how to
over-hype and under-deliver in a feature film. I can't honestly
recommend this film to anyone, especially fans of Wilson or
Murphy. If you want to waste $7+, send it to me. It's a better way to
waste your money than seeing this film and I'll even send you a
thank-you note.=chuckle=
travesty of "recreating" older films and/or TV properties for modern
audiences. Lemme tell ya, I can hardly wait for the new Starsky
and Hutch movie!
I-Spy was originally a slick spy parody starring 'Mr. Puddin Pop' Bill
Cosby and Robert Culp as the original interracial buddy spies.
2002's incarnation stars Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson in the
starring roles. Owen Wilson has been rather prolific of late and
this seems to be the inevitable 'meeting contractual obligations'
write-in job. Unlike a "real movie" both actors portray themselves
rather than inhabiting any written roles. Owen Wilson is the same
droll character you saw in Zoolander or Shanghai Noon. Eddie
Murphy is Eddie Murphy as a boxer-turned-spy and, if you can
believe this, is even MORE annoying than usual in this egocentric
referring-to-self-in-the-third-person role.
I usually like both Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy though I wish
some director would "grow a pair" and force Mr. Murphy to return to
his Golden Child and Beverly Hills Cop days as an actual actor.
Whenever he is allowed to ad lib, the movie suffers. A lot. Robin
Williams, he is not. Both men are accomplished actors so why
does tripe like I-Spy get made, let alone released?
To make a long story short(er), I-Spy is abysmally bad. Bad acting.
Bad story. Bad script. Boring action. No nudity. No blood. Boring
fight scenes. Boring spy gadgets. Lame dialogue. Boring chase
sequences. Misuse of Malcolm McDowell as a villain (yes, it's
been proven possible now). Name a "movie-killer" and chances
are this movie has it in ample amounts. The film runs about 90
min or so and is rated PG-13.
Overall, this movie is pretty much unwatchable. It would make a
good double-feature with Ishtar or Best Defense in how to
over-hype and under-deliver in a feature film. I can't honestly
recommend this film to anyone, especially fans of Wilson or
Murphy. If you want to waste $7+, send it to me. It's a better way to
waste your money than seeing this film and I'll even send you a
thank-you note.=chuckle=