Spy (2015)
Chosen by me from netflix. I recall liking this movie a lot when it came out at the cinema.
A very funny reteaming of Paul Feig and his muse Melissa Mccarthy.
More than just a collection of "hey she's fat and stupid" jokes that the trailer kind of made it out to be, Mccarthy is the butt of a lot of gags but only by virtue of the fact she is the lead in a comedy. It's important to note that Jude Law and Jason Statham (very funny here) are just as idiotic and not nearly as interesting.
It is foul mouthed and more than a little offensive and not everything makes the landing - there's a few too many gags about sexual assault/groping that never really find a point worth making.
The plotting is fairly ramshackle (a fairly obvious reveal does have an extra twist on it though which is nice) but the action is competent and the laughs a plenty. It works because it makes Mccarthy's character good at her job despite the silliness and buffoonery going on.
Oh and in fucking terrible imdb reviews news here's a gem - "Directors... there is nothing uglier than a pretty woman with a foul mouth. "
ugh.
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