I Spy
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 arms dealers.
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Tate Taylor
Betty Thomas
Richard Graves
Benita Brazier
David Arnold
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Kamurai
Annoying watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. I like Eddie Murphy, I usually depend on him to carry movie given he's such a big personality. Unfortunately the character he is playing is every bit as annoying as Owen Wilson and that is amplified as, like I said, Eddie Murphy is a big personality and this character doesn't call for any nuance. Malcolm MacDowell does a his great creepy villain vibe, and Famke Janssen ("Golden Eye": Xenia Onatopp) makes a great spy: I wish she had done more of it. The majority of this movie is Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson playing some stupid characters and getting into situations that they can barely handle most of the time. It definitely doesn't feel like a "spy movie" the same way that someone knocking over a set of steel plate armor doesn't. This is much closer to an action-comedy, maybe similar to "Rush Hour", but not as good. I'm not saying there isn't anything to enjoy here, I'm just saying you can flip through Eddie Murphy's filmography to find a better movie, and there are a lot of other movies out there to see.
JPV852
Hadn't seen this since it was released on DVD and... pretty much remember it being as mediocre as it was back then. Normally with these buddy films, you have one character who is off-kilter while the other is more serious, but here you had both off-kilter. Had this been today, would've been a good opportunity to be a spoof of Mission: Impossible; cast a normally serious actor to play opposite the outlandish character. **3.0/5**
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The directors of I Spy are Tate Taylor, Betty Thomas, Richard Graves, Benita Brazier, and David Arnold.
The cast of I Spy includes Eddie Murphy as Kelly Robinson, Eric Bruno Borgman as Gundars' Posse (uncredited), Keith Dallas as Lunchbox, Famke Janssen as Rachel, Will Ferrell as President George W. Bush (voice) (uncredited), Lynda Boyd as Edna, Sugar Ray Leonard as Vegas Commentator, Owen Wilson as Alexander Scott, Malcolm McDowell as Gundars, Gary Cole as Carlos, Phill Lewis as Jerry, Viv Leacock as T.J., and more.
The duration of I Spy is 1h 37 mins.
Yes. You can watch the I Spy trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
You can watch I Spy on Apple TV Store (Rent), Amazon Video (Rent), and Apple TV Store (Buy). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
I Spy was released on 31 Oct 2002.
I Spy is listed under Action, Adventure, Comedy, and Thriller on Fanbiz.
I Spy has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 5.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Annoying watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. I like Eddie Murphy, I usually depend on him to carry movie given he's such a big personality. Unfortunately..."
