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I Spy (2002)

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Average Rating: 4.1/10
Reviews Counted: 132
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 112

Insipid and mirthless, I-Spy bares little resemblance to the TV series that inspired it.

Average Rating: 3.8/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 30

Insipid and mirthless, I-Spy bares little resemblance to the TV series that inspired it.

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Yet another classic television series from the 1960s gets a big-screen update in this action-comedy inspired by the Bill Cosby/Robert Culp vehicle I Spy. Alex Scott (Owen Wilson) is a federal intelligence agent who has been assigned to find a particularly expensive and valuable weapon which has gone missing: a special stealth fighter jet which can not only hide from radar, but also turn invisible to the human eye. Scott learns a rogue agent has sold the jet to Gundars (Malcolm McDowell), a

PG-13, 1 hr. 37 min.

Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Directed By: Betty Thomas

Written By: Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley, Jay Scherick, David Ronn

In Theaters: Nov 1, 2002 Wide

On DVD: Mar 11, 2003

Box Office:$33.1M

Columbia Pictures

Though ample time is spent mingling Murphy's jabberjaw locutions and Wilson's curveball spaciness, the film leaves only the bitter reek of a botched chemistry experiment.

November 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Ed Park

Village Voice

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I really resent a movie like this that just looks like it's made by a committee when you have two such huge talents wasted like this.

November 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

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Unexceptional espionage comedy.

November 2, 2002 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

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The trappings of I Spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun.

November 2, 2002 Comment

Robert Denerstein

Denver Rocky Mountain News

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Moves at a glacial pace.

November 1, 2002 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

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Banal and predictable.

November 1, 2002 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

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TV classic remade as a forgettable buddy movie.

December 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Serves up the expected gags and set pieces in service of a thoroughly been-there, done-that plot line.

January 29, 2009 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

A �tima qu�mica entre Eddie Murphy e Owen Wilson rende bons momentos.

December 4, 2003 Comment

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

Murphy and Wilson seem to be having a contest to see who can be more obnoxious and, sadly, it's too close to call.

September 6, 2003 Comment

Josh Bell

Las Vegas Weekly Source: Las Vegas Weekly

Credit to Murphy and Wilson for making the most of it, but for Thomas it's a case of must spy harder.

February 11, 2003 Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

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Harry Guerin

RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

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Get another field of viewNot a very funny movie. The story really is weak and barely good action comes our way. I saw this film pretty much for Owen Wilson since i'm not a Eddie Murphy movie fan per se. Watch at own risk!When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from

February 3, 2010