Slap her she's going to cut my belt

I-Spy

I went into this with the wrong assumption: that an action-comedy should be funny. Guess I should have known better. Owen Wilson delivers all his lines like he has somewhere better to be, and he really wants to get this down in just one take. Eddie Murphy hasn't been funny since he made Nutty Professor II[1].

The biggest problem is that, for a buddy movie, there is just no chemistry between the two male leads. And that kind of thing's essential. Add into that a romantic interest between Wilson and XXXX that is funny for all the wrong reasons, and you've got something that isn't all that good.

I was going to say that the film had it's moments, but I've been sitting here for fifteen minutes and I can only think of one: Wilson trying to get his long-term crush into bed by telling her 'And when I get that feeling, I need sexual healing, sexual healing, so right.'

But, an invisible plane? Come on! I had my fill laughing at invisible stuff when I saw Die Another Day.

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[1] And some would say before even that.