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Spies in Disguise


What I liked: The explosions are fun. The gadgets are cooky. All of the spies are surprisingly ept, breaking the rule of N=n+1 for spy movies. I thought Venice was very well represented, though I remember there being about twice as many pigeons there. 

What I didn't: However, for being surprisingly good at their jobs they also are surprisingly bad, like not knowing that the target has a sports car, airplane, and submarine and not knowing the parking location for said vehicles. Also, I believe that by the end of the film IRB would mandate far far harsher penalties for our little inventor's approach to testing his gadgets. Let's just say robust testing and informed consent were a bit subpar. I did not find the bird sidekicks particularly funny. I wasn't in a theater so couldn't tell if this was me being the wrong audience or if the birds were just not funny. Finally, as far as strategies go, putting all of your high value assets in a single location is bad. Especially if that single location is the well known prominent headquarters. Also, I imagine that a secret government organization with advanced gadget development labs would have access to EMPs. These would be highly effective and, fitting with the movie's theme, are non-lethal. It just seems like a good idea that one of the many high value assets could have thought of. 

Who should watch this? Laura. Laura should watch this. Also people who like cats, or pigeons, or glitter, or silly string, or serious string, or the disconnect between calculated and actual routes. 

Would I watch it again? Once was probably enough. 
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