a5c7b9f00b A suburban couple becomes embroiled in an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbors are government spies. I enjoyed it, but I'm glad I waited until it was free ondemand instead of watching it in the theaters. I like the cast list. Basically, as funny as expected. Thankfully - we have the utter disaster of a movie that was "Mr & Mrs Smith" as a baseline for this movie - although I personally found it more in line with "The Whole Nine Yards". <br/><br/>Now it's probably no secret that too many people who do reviews take themselves WAY too seriously and seem to think that everyone who reads their review will consider them to have been the center of their universe for a few minutes (newsflash - watch the yelp episode of southpark - that's you - exactly you) - but I kind of expected people to cut this movie the slack it much desperately needs. Reviewers seem to be utterly incensed that this is not some uber slick Jason Bourne effort; but those same reviewers ranked both "Skyfall" (the truly first ever raping of the James Bond Franchise) and "Inception" (one of the worst movies ever made) rather highly - and really only showing there is no accounting for taste.<br/><br/>This is a lighthearted, funny af movie with an EXCEPTIONALLY solid cast, direction and production. It's let down by some glaringly poor continuity and editing - but that's the only reason I am not giving it a solid 10. Now let me explain something - I cannot STAND Zack Gandalfushallnotpassius or whatever his name is - I still want a full refund for the 1h 30m of my life spent watching him attempt to act in "the Hangover" - but he totally owns this movie. Gal Gadot and Jon Hamm are literally two of the best casting decisions made in a movie in a long time. It does not have to be Oscar worthy to be good casting. They are not only polished - but they are believable. They could do with being a bit more "bad-ass" but it's hard to say more about that without giving away spoilers.<br/><br/>Isla Fisher was new to me - but I loved her. She's cute and sassy, but carries her character very very well indeed. Second only to Zack - her performance was superb.<br/><br/>This is not a sleek, intellectual thriller - if that's what you want - watch the Odessa Files, or Bourne - or Bond (but obviously before Barbara Broccoli turned it into an utterly crap franchise) - it's not an action packed explosions/car chase filled movie - it's dry humor delivered with impeccable style. Reviewers need to learn how to look at a movie for what it is and review it that way - rather than review it for what they thought it would be like.<br/><br/>Pros: it's slick and moves at a great pace. It has a predictable plot that leaves you with no illusions of grandeur - there is nothing to figure out - this movie does it all for you. Beautifully I might add. Great acting - tons of laughs if you don't expect Katt Williams levels of comedic genius. Gal Gadot in lingerie. Isla Figher In lingerie.<br/><br/>Cons: it's slightly bereft of any really cool action scenes. Having the spies be utterly impeccable would have been a really good idea - but they are kinda just smartish - run of the mill types. Some of the plot line makes very little sense - but this is not a proposition for Wittgenstein - so really who cares if this spy-comedy is a little plot thin? Continuity/editing is awful in one very particular spot.<br/><br/>Totally unnecessary - but utterly welcome extra Pro: This movie has Gal Gadot in it. In lingerie. <br/><br/>Let me restate that: *clears throat* Gal fricking Gadot - in fricking lingerie!! That's an automatic 4 or 5 stars. <br/><br/>It also has Isla Fisher in Lingerie - but seriously people Gal Gadot In lingerie!<br/><br/>I highly recommend this movie. It's a "lay on the couch with your significant other eating popcorn and drinking red wine" type of movie. And that's just fine by me :) By the time the film limps toward its Marrakech-set epilogue epilogue, its experiment in social osmosis is as much a failure as its B-sitcom-grade yuks.
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