Review by Joseph Anthony
Four years ago, actress Melissa McCarthy and director Paul
Feig worked together on the hugely successful comedy BRIDESMAIDS, a film that
reestablished the female led Hollywood comedy. Then two years later, they teamed up
again for THE HEAT - a weaker comedic effort in my estimation, though still
popular among audiences. This year they bring us SPY, their third, and perhaps,
strongest outing to date.
In SPY, Melissa McCarthy plays Susan Cooper, a CIA analyst. Sitting
behind a computer, Cooper serves as the eyes and ears for the CIA’s leading
spy, Bradley Fine (Judd Law). Fine, whose last name serves up a great deal of
puns, is a James Bond-type figure. Cooper, who is self-degrading and aware of
the physical differences between herself and Agent Fine, is head over heels for
him. When Fine’s European mission to prevent a nuclear weapon from ending up in
the wrong hands goes off the rails, Cooper volunteers to go overseas as an unexpected agent.
