Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 2024 film My Spy: The Eternal City.
Story
Mixing the teen travel drama with a spy thriller isn’t new, but they do it fairly well.
Score: 0.5
Characters
Transitioning from the previous reluctant partnership to the much more banal and overdone father-daughter fighting dynamic is just frustrating. They did such a good job turning the tropes on their heads for the first one that this just feels recycled. Separating the two for most of the movie ruins the charm of them working together.
The additional cast were fun and the new villain was interesting.
Score: 0.5
Dialogue
Bautista has wonderful comedic timing as does Coleman, but they really shine when they are together, which doesn’t happen much in this one.
Score: 0.5
Visuals and Music
Beautiful scenery and great camera work.
The music was fun and did its job.
Score: 1
Fun
Had this been the first movie in the series, I would have liked it more. Unfortunately, there just wasn’t enough of what made the first one great, which was spoofing spy movies and the relationship between the leads.
The rest of the family did enjoy it.
Score: 0.5
Overall
An acceptable sequel but despite the bigger set pieces, bigger cast, and massive budget, it doesn’t have the same charm as the original.
Final Score: 3 Stars out of 5