Poor Bill Cosby

Title:  I Spy

Actors/Director/Anything Worth Mentioning Right Away:  Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy star in this movie you probably forgot existed (and with good reason)

Introduction:  I picked this up off the library shelf because I knew I had seen it when it initially came out, but couldn’t remember much about whether it was really bad or just if critics gave it a bad name.   I then realized I had blocked this movie out of my head for a reason.

Location:  All over the place.  They sunk a lot of money into this stinker.

Plot:  Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy are an odd pairing of spies and… Ugh… It doesn’t really matter, does it?

Acting:  Owen Wilson, and most of the rest of the cast, isn’t that bad and it’s what you’d expect, but Eddie Murphy is just off.   In Meet Dave, his acting was kind of almost sort of done in a way that they intended for you to laugh at him, you know, the so bad it’s funny type of idea.   In this he’s just… Man, it makes you forget he actually had good movies.

Production:  It looks like it was in theaters, but sadly, based on the plot and script no one will probably ever believe it really was.

Sex/Nudity:  No, thank Godzilla.

Special Effects:  The biggest special effect of all was how this movie ever got green-lit.

Overall Verdict:   This will never be a “B Movie”.  This will never be a “Cult Comedy Classic”.   This movie will hopefully just be forgotten and erased over time.