Viewed in
2008
Premise
Based on the spy-parodying TV series.
Who should watch
Those in the mood for an action flick with quite a few laughs.
Thoughts
It was entertaining.
Steve Carrell was very funny with his dry, straight-faced delivery and Anne Hathaway was hot. As for the supporting actors, there were a ton of cameos and guys you might recognize from commercials and stuff, and they all pretty much get one or two funny lines or scenes. My favorite was WWE wrestler called 'The Great Khali' as a henchman.
I never saw a full episode of the show, but I could tell there were some funny references to the original series. It seemed to me an episode was 80% comedy and 20% action. Here, it felt more like 50-50. Also, I felt the comedy in the series was more dialogue-based, while the comedy in this film was more slapstick and physical-based.
To be honest, I do not know if fans of the series will like this film or not. As a summer movie, this was funny and entertaining, and a nice change of pace from the slew of pure action flicks during this season.
What I would change
Cut out one action scene and eliminate the double-agent angle to speed up the pacing of the film.
