Texts.
Lessons.
Spying.
Why does our world persist?
Spy spoof in the mode of The Brothers Grimsby.
And while this film is nowhere near as good as Sacha Baron Cohen’s underrated triumph, it is still quite a good film.
There are some really great action sequences here which rival the Bond franchise.
Which brings up a point.
As there are very few Bond movies, these spoofs must be what the top talent do when they’re not making a legit Bond film.
Justin Theroux is good when he punches into a wall.
He’s also good at the jukebox.
But he’s not Mulholland Drive good.
More importantly, Mila Kunis apparently works at Trader Joe’s.
Which gets to tiki root strata.
And she’s Ukrainian.
Which is doubly or triply weird.
Interesting van work.
Like WarGames.
Biden.
Similar shootout to Tosca.
Great car sequence with Kunis and Kate McKinnon.
And the methed-up driver.
One of the highlights.
An actual “what if” of spy films invading on the real world.
More actual gagging.
The difficulty of hiding a thumb drive.
Suffused with Ukrainian connections.
Ivanna Sakhno is truly excellent in this film.
Funny as fuck…trying to find two dumb American girls in Europe.
Great scene through scope.
I’m really tired of seeing Gillian Anderson in these kind of roles.
What the fuck.
Johnny English Reborn (good film…bad role) and How To Lose Friends & Alienate People.
The bit with Snowden is pretty genius.
Ska!
McKinnon in Cirque du Soleil is a little retarded.
Scene in Tokyo also excessive (literally) and pointless (likewise).
But I really enjoyed this film.
Sam Heughan is decent.
The writing is good.
Good job by director Susanna Fogel.
-PD
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