"Spy" is the second on the hit list of spy movies that will be coming out this year. However, "Spy" is not going to be as boring as it sounds for many reasons, and it being the only one among the spy movies this year to have a woman lead is one of them. So, just before "Spy" is released in cinemas on 21 May 2015, here are our five reasons why you should catch "Spy"! Directed by Paul Feig
Ever since "Bridesmaids", Paul Feig has been leading the charge in revisiting all the comedy genres with women taking charge of them. After turning the buddy cop on its head with Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock in "The Heat", Feig has set the spy comedy as his next target. But Feig's movies thus far has not just been successful simply by reversing the male roles with its fairer counterparts, but also given a sharp comedic twist with a script that also plays on the conventional tropes to make them feel fresh. Needless to say, we are very much interested to see Feig's take on the spy comedy and he does have plans for a sequel if it does pan out. The women in the movie
Of course, what would a Feig movie be without its woman cast. Back for her third collaboration after a couple of misses on her own, it is almost evident that Melissa McCarthy shines best when she is working with Feig, who gave her that breakout role in "Bridesmaids". McCarthy isn't the only one from the "Bridesmaids" alumni, Rose Byrne also returns to take an against-type character and this will be the first time where we will really get to see Byrne and McCarthy exchanging barbs that would be delightfully stinging for audiences to enjoy. But if some audiences are there for the looks, then they could ogle on Bollywood actress Nargis Fakhri who is to making her Hollywood debut here.
Jason Statham is a spy
While writing the script for "Spy" (then titled "Susan Cooper"), Feig had thought of a foil to McCarthy's analyst-turned-spy and wanted someone who physically outmatch her, but utterly lacking in intelligence department. Feig then approached none other than Jason Statham for the role, and after he had agreed, Feig had the role written for him. So this is one of the very rare movies since "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and the "Crank" series that we will see Statham not just dishing out the punches but also pulling out the punchlines. The action is cool
But if you think "Spy" is going to be filled with slapsticks and harmless stunts, then you might be surprised. Afterall, you can't do spy movies without a class of action. That's where stunt coordinator JJ Perry comes in. Perry has previously done work for massive action fests such as "Expendables 3", "Haywire" and "Bullet to the Head" (he was also involved as a stuntman for "John Wick"). So, when McCarthy isn't able to hang from helicopters or chase down villains with top-covered scooters, at least Statham would be there to show her how it's done. It's an R-rated Comedy
Given the amount of 'serious' that we saw in "The Kingsman" and can expect from "The Man From U.N.C.L.E" and "Spectre" trailers, "Spy" is probably the most lighthearted of them all. But that doesn't mean that it would be any less intense, not when you have a motor-mouth as hilariously vulgar as McCarthy's. While there's bound to be light humour moments when the agency has to find ways on making Susan Cooper fit for the job, the real laughs are probably going to come from the indiscreet and indecent lines of the characters, whether they are coming from comedians like Miranda Hart ("Miranda") doing what they do best, or from acting stiffs like Allison Janney ("The West Wing") playing them straight. So be prepared to be flinching not just from the intense actions, but also cracking from the jabbing words.