rating:
(out of
4 stars)United States; 2002
Directed by Betty Thomas; produced by Mario Kassar, Betty Thomas, Jenno Topping, Andrew G. Vajna; screenplay by Marianne Sellek Wibberley, Cormac Wibberley, Jay Scherick, David Ronn
Starring Owen Wilson, Eddie Murphy, Famke Janssen, Malcolm McDowell, Gary Cole, Phill Lewis
Below you will find a temporary review for this film. The real (better, more complete) review will be online very soon.
Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy belong to the more funny actors. I especially
like Wilson. They both star in 'I Spy'. The film starts with two funny
opening sequences where the Wilson character, special agent Alex Scott, and
the Murphy character, boxing champion Kelly Robinson, are introduced. There
is also a funny scene involving the word "stake-out" (and during the movie
this scene is used multiple times in a funny way) but that's about it for
the first 25 minutes. Although Murphy and Wilson are quite good together the
movie really begins with the arrival of special agent Rachel Wright, played
by Famke Janssen (Dr. Jean Grey from 'X-Men' and Xenia from 'GoldenEye').
The story doesn't make any sense but the movie makes fun of itself sometimes
so it didn't matter much. Wilson and Murphy have enough comedy-power to make
the movie entertaining. There is a funny sequence where they are both
trapped in a sewer and an even funnier one where Wilson tries to seduce
Janssen with the help of Murphy. You can't blame Wilson, Famke Janssen is
very hot here. The villain is played by Malcolm McDowell.
Wilson and Murphy with their comedy and Janssen with her beautiful
appearance do make film movie work. I thought it was entertaining, just
don't mind the story.