The Spy Who Dumped Me tells the story of Audrey (Kunis) and Morgan (McKinnon), two best friends who unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one of the women discovers the boyfriend who dumped her was actually a spy. Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon), two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey's ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail. Surprising even themselves, the duo jump into action, on the run throughout Europe from assassins and a suspicious-but-charming British agent, as they hatch a plan to save the world. This is just another unfunny spy spoof movie.Don't waste your time on it.The saddest thing is that i actually like the two main leads and the chemistry between them,but they were just given a terrible and unoriginal script.Not even Kate McKinnon could save this movie.Also,the movie overstays its welcome.It is way too long and definetly should have been at least half hour shorter.It just gets more boring and at the end you don't even care about the main characters and what is gonna happen to them.Although, you kinda know at the very beggining the end of this because this is the kind of movie that doesn't have the courage to shake things up. I will preface this review by stating that I only saw this in theaters because I had a free ticket. Even though I love spy movies, I thought the trailers for this didn't look very good and went in with low expectations. While it's not a masterpiece by any means, it's actually a very fun and entertaining action-comedy that surpassed my expectations. If you keep your expectations in check, you can have a very good time with this film.<br/><br/>The plot centers around a woman who must go on the run with her best friend to finish a mission surrounding her boyfriend (a spy,) who recently broke up with her. Even though I'm not a huge fan of Kunis and McKinnon normally, they both had very good chemistry in the film. One of the things that I was most pleased by about this movie was how good the action scenes are. The action scenes are intense, immersive and surprisingly brutal. The film uses a mix of chase scenes, shootouts and fight scenes. While some of those elements may sound derivative (and they can be, for sure) of other action movies, the film's script incorporates unique elements to the film's characters and their role at the intersection of the film's narrative to add a sense of depth to the action. Now make no mistake, the action isn't on the level of "Mission: Impossible–Fallout" or "Mad Max: Fury Road," but it's still definitely quite good. A climactic action scene on a trapeze feels wholly original and uniquely clever.<br/><br/>"The Spy Who Dumped Me" also has potent cinematography too, with simple but beautiful shots of key European cities as the plot moves from location to location. Such cities include Vienna, Prague, Paris, Budapest and Berlin. The film has a great score and is also generally paced well, although the second act drags a little and feels a bit more disjointed than the first and third acts, respectively. The main flaw with the film is the comedy. The film's one-liners tend to miss more than they hit, and the ones that miss range from being cheesy to just flat-out stupid. But there still are plenty of amusing and funny moments of humor. All in all, "The Spy Who Dumped Me" was definitely better than I thought. Recommended. 7/10 McKinnon dives head-first into every imbecilic scene, and Kunis stoically pretends to believe her BFF is sentient. But the movie around them is a wreck, and no amount of cloak-and-dagger will keep that secret for long.
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