Spy-Teen Movie Review

Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) spent her entire adult life working as a CIA analyst. She sits at her desk with her hidden earpiece and high-tech equipment while assisting a handsome CIA agent, Bradley Fine (Jude Law). It’s Susan’s job to keep Bradley safe and help him avoid dangerous situations. However, things dramatically change when Bradley is assassinated by Rayna Boyanov (Rose Byrne), a Bulgarian arms dealer.  Now it’s Susan’s chance to go on an undercover assignment and help capture the evil, though beautiful, assassin.

Rating: 2 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: September 29, 2015
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 17+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Teens Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

• Spy is an exciting and action packed movie. There is an all-star cast with a suspenseful storyline. Having said that this is a typical Melissa McCarthy movie (slightly milder); excessive profane language with raunchy humor.

Sexual Content: Moderate

• We see pictures of a penis.
• Two men are shown in the street engaging in oral sex.
• A guy grabs woman’s breasts and butt.
• There are several inappropriate comments regarding sexual positions, porn and male/female body parts.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

• There are several violent fights throughout the film. We see character’s stabbed by a knife, hit by heavy pots and pans, choked, and shot to death.
• Characters are shown fighting while traveling in a private plane. They are thrown all around the plane during the turbulent flight.
• A bomb explodes.
• Someone puts poison in a woman’s drink.

Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

• The f-word is said numerous times throughout the film. We also hear “sh-t,” “a–,” “d–n,” ,”h–.”  Crude words pertaining to sexual body parts are said as well.

Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

• We see characters drinking wine and champagne at social gatherings.

Will Teens Like It? Yes

• It’s an action packed film with a comedic element to it. I interviewed four teenage girls who are fans of Melissa McCarthy; beginning with her days of playing Sookie St. James from the TV seriers Gilmore Girls. They thought the movie was funny and very entertaining.

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