My Spy (2020) Review

 So this was one of the films that was meant to come out around March time but due to the current pandemic could not, but now it is on Amazon so I have now watched My Spy and here is my review for the film. The premise of the film sees a CIA agent get caught on operation by a 9 year old girl so she makes him teach her how to be a spy.

Main Character

Dave Bautista is an actor who we have seen plenty of over the last few years and I think he has the potential to really be as important as The Rock for wrestlers turned actors as he is really good in this film. He is an obvious fit for an action star due to his size and when he is required for this it works but it is the funnier and sweeter scenes where he really shines. His scenes with Chloe Coleman are very heartwarming and I thought they had good chemistry together. Even though his character development is nothing suprising it works for him and he does a good job with the role. 

Supporting Characters

As mentioned Chloe Coleman is the 9 year old girl and I thought she did a good job in the film, she actually comes across as a likeable character and her chemistry with Bautista is a real highlight for the film and obviously the relationship is the thing we are meant to most care about and unless you have a heart of stone you will do at least to some extent. I also think her mother in the film gave a good performance, her chemistry with Bautista is well handled and I thought she was just a good addition to the cast. But I didn't care about anybody else in the film, I get what they going for with the character of Bobbi but I found her annoying which made me struggle about her arc in the film and honestly it didn't feel important to say the least. Speaking of not important is the villain in this film who is one of the most generic bad guys in recent memory and he is a part of the film that really doesn't matter. 

Story

The plot is enjoyable enough, it s really sweet to see the main characters bond and you care about their relationship and it is nice to see. But this films plot is really generic, if you read the premise of this movie you can predict every thing that will happen and it happens exactly that way which holds it back. Plus the villain plot just goes away for ages and you actually forget why these characters are in their places due to this. 

Script

The script actually has a few good pop culture references that I thought worked mixed with a good bit of humour and a good bit of drama. It's just there isn't anything that really stands out and some of the drama doesn't really work as you know where the film is going so it feels like a waste of drama. 

Style

One of the biggest compliments I can give to the film is that it knows what it is, it is a silly action comedy film and it really knows it and embraces it which is fun to watch and a bit cheesy but in the good ways. Though this film does have a bit of a pacing issue basically forgetting about the bad guy plot for the majority of the film. It also doesn't have very interesting action scenes and it isn't a highlight of the film. 

Overall 

Overall, this is a film where you get what you expect, it is entertaining and charming but there is nothing special about it and it won't be a film that you will remember much in the future. I would say it is more of a family film but could be worth a watch but don't rush to watch it. 

Rating - 6/10