Spy: A Unique Comedy Movie
Sheikh Iraj
Director Paul Feigs is very well-known for making comedy movies. In his latest installment Spy he has presented something entirely new to the audiences. The movie stars Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Miranda Hart, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney and Jude Law into the leading roles. There are a total of 25 credited actors in the movie.
The plot of the movie is no runs of the mill story. The movie grasps ones attention from the very first scene. Its full of suspense, laughter and surprises till the end credit. It is a sort of movie that once one starts watching, s/he simply doesnt switch to anything else. Spoiler alert: The film portrays a behind-the-desk female secret agent who finally understands her potential as a field agent and guess what she is given as a secret assignment. It is about how she deals with different situations and different types of people. The movie is a laughing rollercoaster ride from the very word go and has all the materials to entertain one for whole 120 minutes of its running time. The budget of the movie is 65 million and so far it has grossed over 230.7 million in the box office. The movie mostly received positive reviews from critics all around the world. According to Wikipedia, Spy received critical acclaim, with critics praising McCarthy and Byrnes performances, as well as Stathams surprise comedic performance. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes lists a 95 per cent approval rating, based on 197 reviews, with a rating average of 7.3/10. The sites consensus reads, Simultaneously broad and progressive, Spy offers further proof that Melissa McCarthy and writer-director Paul Feig bring out the best in one another and delivers scores of belly laughs along the way. The audiences loved the movie and many movie buffs have tagged the movie as one of the best action comedy movies of 2015.
Melissa McCarthy is one of the front runners among Hollywoods top comedy actresses. Although she started her career in 1998 but it was in 2011 when she played one of the roles in the movie Bridesmaids that brought her into the limelight. She has been performing in different comedy movies where she stars as the co-star, the story of this movie allowed her to play as the main lead and she was terrific in her performance. Now the movie has some wildcard entries as Jason Statham and Jude Law are in the movie. For Jason Statham it must have been a long time since he last appeared in a comedy movie. Its a refreshing and an utter thrill to see him portraying such a hilarious role. All the actors in the movie were simply splendid. For movie buffs who love action comedies this movie is not to be missed.
