Spies Like Us

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David F Spies Like Us isn't a terrific movie. But it's not a bad one either. It's very much of its time, with 1980s cold war concepts like the naughty Soviet Union being the enemy of good old Uncle Sam, as personified by who else? Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase. These two play their usual characters, but what's not usual is that the two are teamed up together. They're not an obvious pairing, as Chase's style is broader and more old-school, and Ayckroyd is more intellectual and knowing. I would imagine that it was originally written for a different pairing, but someone was unavailable. They work together, and director John Landis manages to calm down Chase's usual excesses, but hey, you don't employ Chevy Chase if you don't want Chevy Chase. The plot is a halfway decent spy adventure, and could have worked even without the comedy element. But by far my most favourite part of the film is the cameos from well-known directors, Terry Gilliam, Ethan Coen, Michel Apted, Larry Cohen, Sam Raimi and Martin Brest, as well as comic actor Bob Hope, and Thunderbirds special effects man Derek Meddings. Oh, and Paul McCartney's theme music, which was one of his last big pop hits. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/25 Full Review William F I think this was a great comedy with the fate of the world in these bufoons hands. I would wattch it again two legendary actors, what can i say? Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/24 Full Review Blu B Man the first 40 minutes is actually pretty solid and funny with great chemistry and gags by Chevy & Dan who got great chemistry at times. The problems start to show the moment in the middle when they operate on the guy and it just starts to lose focus and later commits the bigggest cardinal sin a comedy can do. It stops being funny. It's like as it goes on it relies more on its spy thriller plot for the comedy rather than the actors with an occasional laugh every now and than. It really dries up in terms of charm and fun the longer the second half goes. What's left without it is a serviceable spy plot that is ok at best and kind of stupid at worst. Everything about it is just ok honestly. It's amazing how much it just runs out of gas in terms of humor after the first 40 minutes. If your a die hard fan of Landis, Ackroyd or Chase than check this out. Otherwise most people can skip this. Chase is probably the best thing in this and isn't half bad even in the second half but is much stronger in the first half. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/30/23 Full Review Michael T Good for a few chuckles and nostalgia, remembering the 80's. Chase and Aykroyd were a good team. Some sexy pretty ladies to brighten up the screen. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/07/23 Full Review steve d Not consistently funny enough. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Michael M This is a solid funny 80s movie and it has a unique plot that no one could even come up with these days. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/18/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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