"What's that?
"Kicking ass!"
My Spy managed a brief run in UK cinemas before the Coronavirus lockdown which denied it a US theatrical run, but this underpowered Amazon Original loses little on the small screen. Like other action stars who tried the move into family-friendly comedy (Arnie, Stallone, Diesel), the comedy never catches fire as Bautista delivers the lines in a personable but relentlessly underwhelming manner - there are three laughs over a long 100 minutes. Every single aspect of the storytelling is grindingly obvious and little convinces, although some of the (Canadian) autumnal shooting is nicely presented on screen. My Spy is pleasant and well-meaning enough but simply not that entertaining or engaging.
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