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Initial Thought: While watching the trailer I had several thoughts. The first was that the action looked pretty good. Then I was disappointed how comedic everything went given how badass it had looked. Then I saw Melissa McCarthy and I was a bit bummed out. She is a decent actress some of the time, but her taste in film is not that good. Then I saw that Jason Statham was in it. I was shocked that he would choose to be in a film like this. It looked a little funny, but not really enough to pull me in. I also thought the title here was really lazy. Anyways then we had a showing at my theater and several people said they actually enjoyed it. So I figured why not finally see why this is such a big deal.
Characters/Acting: The cast here is pretty extensive with people I don't know, action stars, comedians, and others. Some of the more impressive choices here are Jude Law, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Morena Baccarin, and 50 Cent. Everyone here is quite funny even people with pretty small roles. This is probably my favorite Melissa McCarthy role to date. She was pretty hilarious here with moments of pure badass. Jason Statham is actually quite hilarious with how ridiculously badass his character is. Rose Byrne plays a pretty good villain to my surprise. Jude Law is awesome like usual. I just couldn't find a character here that sucked.
Story: An unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency's most dangerous missions must go deep undercover when her partner is compromised. This plot just didn't appeal to me when I saw the trailer. I thought it was pretty bogus. Then again there are many bogus ideas that turn out to be quite fun. The theme song intro was actually kind of neat. It's starts off fairly serious and then it switches it's routine on you. The action is pretty fun. There is actually a good amount of blood during such scenes. I was surprised by how brutal it got at some points. There are a lot of twists and turns that catch you off guard. That ending was too perfect. There is a little blooper after the credits that is pretty funny.
Directing/Writing: Paul Feig takes on the role of writer and director for this feature. My first run in with him was Bridesmaids. I really despised that unfunny garbage. It really is way overrated. However, I absolutely loved The Heat. I really hope this one surprises me and ends up on The Heat level of the spectrum. We kind of get a look here of how a Bond film would look as a comedy.
Final Thought: Well way to go Paul Feig. You made a movie with a trailer I despised turn out to be a hilarious rollercoaster of a film. It's got brutal violence and laugh out moments throughout. It was smothered in completely gross out humor except maybe one time. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this. I wouldn't mind a sequel either. I definitely recommend checking this one out if you haven't already.
