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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- A feel good movie should make you feel...well, good. And My Spy's arsenal of laughs, smiles and carefree action connects with a sniper's precision.
- 60VarietyRichard KuipersVarietyRichard KuipersThere’s hardly a surprise along the way but Bautista’s gruff charm and winning chemistry with talented young co-star Chloe Coleman (“Big Little Lies”) do just enough to carry a script by “RED” writers Jon and Erich Hoeber that pokes some good fun at action movie tropes but is hampered by too many groan-worthy gags.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe pedestrian script inevitably gets sidetracked into a possible romance between JJ and Kate, keeping the film from building much real chemistry between Bautista and Coleman. (It's easy to imagine replacing this subplot with more scenes of JJ helping put middle-school meanies in their places.) But at least this angle keeps the pic's save-the-world storyline from getting too bloated.
- Unfortunately, the actual incarnation of My Spy is a hot mess, full of more confused character motivations and emotional blackmail than the season finale of "Love Is Blind."
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliWe’ve seen this kind of thing before but it’s done with sufficient schmaltz to work on its own terms. Damning with faint praise? You betcha, but that’s all I have.
- 42Original-CinLinda BarnardOriginal-CinLinda BarnardSelf-assured kid actor Coleman and the always-funny Schaal give My Spy some personality, but can we please retire this worn-out idea?
- 40EmpireEmpireThis big-spy-meets-little-kid comedy isn’t funny enough for teens, but not really suitable for younger viewers either.
- 40The GuardianMike McCahillThe GuardianMike McCahillLowish-level titters are in evidence – mostly care of Kristen Schaal as Dave’s tech aide – while an analogue finale on a scrappy-looking airfield offers passing respite from the multiplex’s usual VFX-bloated city smashing.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreI can’t say it’s very good, because it isn’t. But the magnificent walking, talking, pratfall-taking sight gag that is Dave Bautista? Well cast.
- 38Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithPeter Segal’s film is pulled in so many different directions that it comes to feel slack.