This may be Gary Cole's best flick but since I can't remember anything else he's been in besides, 'Office Space', that's not really saying much. The other big names in this have all had much better films. It has outstanding eye candy, decent action, some FX, a great cast AND, while they don't land all their jokes, they do slip in enough funny to leave you feeling a little punch drunk. This movie is exactly what you should expect from Wilson and Murphy. I enjoy it enough to watch it every 2 or 3 years.

The direction of this movie was really appalling. There were many parts of the movie where a good director could have tweeked this up to be very good.Wilson and Murphy were great in their roles. I liked the whole idea of the movie and it did have some funny scenes, but overall it just left me hanging. It needed far more pizazz but was sadly lacking. The script could have been much better. The idea was good but the script and the terrible direction made this movie into a single movie and obviously not worth a sequel.It could have been so much better and it could have spawned some sequels but for the faulty direction and a script that was not worked on properly.

I felt I Spy was a movie with great comic performances(mainly from Eddie Murphy) but a bit weakly executed.Eddie Murphy was the sheer life of the movie but I guess could not salvage it with all his comic might! Owen Wilson gives a good, funny support but I find their pairing odd, not to mention Eddie's performance so overshadowed Owen's in most scenes. Famke Janssen was smoking hot and also got a fairly strong role.Although most of the scenes were hilarious, the climax turned out to be lame. Not funny to me although intended to be.Also, some scenes like the one where our duo face off with the baddies on top of the bridge was another sore thumb. No excitement that you'd expect from such action moments.Verdict: A disappointment. Have some hearty laughs, and then move on with your life!

This is a re-make of sorts, not from a movie but from a television series that made history when Bill Cosby became the first black actor to star (or co-star) in a regular TV show. He and Robert Culp played in the show of the same name.Here, Eddie Murphy plays Cosby's role and Owen Wilson takes over Culp's character. As funny as Murphy has been over his film career, I, for one, have gotten tired of his loud and abrasive characters. It's getting tiresome. Even in the animated hit, "Shrek," Murphy was loud, too talkative and obnoxious. He can't seem to get away from that kind of character. Wilson was more likable in this film and Famke Janssen was interesting.There are a few wild action scenes in here and this film is played strictly for two things: comedy and action. Another thing: it should have been rated "R," not PG-13. Overall, the story is lame but it is entertaining so, for that, it's worth a rental.