Guy Ritchie directs Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza and Hugh Grant in this espionage movie where a group of private contractors persuade a movie star to help them infiltrate one of his biggest fans: a ruthless arms dealer.

The trademark bramble bush plotting of a Guy Ritchie caper never solidifies here. Action and comedy happen but it all relays back to us really flat and limp. Statham and Plaza have the potential for some unlikely on-screen chemistry but are given little to do together. Only Hugh Grant’s oily but passionate villain has any spark.

4

Perfect Double Bill: Spy (2015)

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