I Spy : Movie Review


I Spy (2002) - Synopsis ImageI Spy has three negative things going against it, which are all potential signs of a bad movie. First, it is a remake of an old television series. Second, it is a big blockbuster type movie that seems to rely more on gadgets and effects than any sort of story. Last, it is a buddy movie (worse, an interracial buddy cop movie), a genre beaten to death. I Spy embraces all these things and they combine to make one big dumb movie. It's especially sad given that the original television series. The original I Spy was much more clever and groundbreaking, it starred Bill Cosby and Robert Culp. The roles are reversed here with Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy, two extremely talented actors working with a wishy-washy script. They are both masters at guy buddy movies, and Murphy can probably be considered the king of buddy cop movies.


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