Spy (2015) 8/10
The CIA's top analyst (Melissa McCarthy) gets a crack at a case when her partner (Jude Law) dies in the field. It's up to her to find a stolen nuclear bomb that is at risk of being sold into the wrong hands.
Melissa McCarthy shines as Susan Cooper. She's smart, she's witty, and she has determination to make things right. She's also 40, and joined the CIA after quitting her teaching job. But despite the odds, she fights hard for what's right.
The movie stars an ensemble cast, including Miranda Hart, who plays Susan's best friend and colleague, Nancy B. Artingsall, Rose Byrne as Rayna Boyanov, the daughter of Tihomir Boyanov (the only other person who knows where the bomb is hidden), Jude Law as debonair agent Bradley Fine, and Jason Statham as Rick Ford, a super macho agent who clashes with Susan.
The plot is easy to follow, and the movie takes place in Rome, Paris, and Budapest, following Susan Cooper's mission. The jokes are witty, mostly delivered by McCarthy and Statham. (Statham's character has two particular monologues about what he's done on missions, and it's hilarious).
There's not really any dull moments in this movie, because you're engaged in the fact that Susan has to track down Rayna to get to the bomb. And she struggles a few times, but she manages. And Rose Byrne is hilarious as Rayna, playing a stuck up, but ruthless person. She is dedicated to what her father left her.
There's hand to hand fight scenes, a car chase, and shootouts, so if you like any of those in an action movie, this has all three.
I did recently rewatch this movie after not seeing it for a few years, so it did feel long to me, but maybe that's because it's been a while. I'm sure if you see this movie over and over, it'll feel short.
But this is a good action comedy if you don't want to think too much!
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ten characters, ten fandoms, ten tags game! tagged by @m0ose-idiot ❤️
(like moose i went all lady characters for this round - might do another list for the other genders some other time though as this was FUN)
1. betty elms/diane selwyn - mulholland drive (kicking off with the obvious one)
2. donna noble - nu who
3. kumiko - tkk2/cobra kai
4. helm watson - brave new world (2020)
5. mita xenakis - fire saga
6. toshiko (tosh) sato - torchwood
7. rayna boyanov - spy
8. fatin jadmani - the wilds
9. bea smith - wentworth
10. jane foster - thor 1, 2 & 4
tagging ten peeps obligation free (but also if you wanna do it i’m tagging you too!) @lionlikenick @verism @johnnysredjacket @youandthemountains @purty-pumpkin @deputychairman @mauvecardigans @macchiatosdumptruck @leohttt @blinkasaurus
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[Image Description: Rayna Boyanov sitting in a private plane and holding her phone in her hands as she says “I’m playing Candy Crush and I just made level 95.”]
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Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Spy (2015)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Rayna Boyanov/Susan Cooper
Characters: Susan Cooper (Spy 2015), Rayna Boyanov
Summary:
Susan finds herself inexplicably drawn to Rayna even after she's been arrested and jailed. It's a problem.
I wrote a short fic that goes nowhere based on Spy y’all! Please read!
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[Image Description: Susan Cooper looking to Rayna Boyanov, who is only visible from the back, in the middle of a crowded room of richly dressed people as she says “Thank God your hair broke your fall.”]
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