Audrey Stockman spends her birthday upset after being abruptly dumped by her boyfriend Drew. What may be most galling of all is that only her BFF Morgan seems suitably upset on her behalf.
There's more to Drew's sudden break-up than Audrey knows, however, as she learns when she is abducted by two mysterious men. They inform her that Drew was actually a CIA agent, and has gone missing. They ask her to let them know if she hears from Drew, then let her go.
This is pretty much the signal for Audrey's life (and Morgan's, since as besties they are kind of a two-for-one deal) to become very complicated. Spies, assassins and all kinds of other dangerous individuals are suddenly very interested in her, and in particular, in an old trophy of Drew's that she has in her possession.
Armed only with their moxie, Audrey and Morgan now have to stay one step ahead of everyone who is chasing them, while trying to unravel the significance of the trophy. It's going to be a wild ride!
I very much enjoyed The Spy Who Dumped Me, and think there is a lot about it to like. For one thing, stars Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon have great chemistry together and are a huge amount as the out-of-their-depth Audrey and Morgan. For another, when the humour works, it really works - the carjacking scene may be one of the funniest things I've seen this year. The script also maintains momentum pretty well; I was never bored.
But it is still a bit of an uneven movie in some respects. One of the key ones is that it attempts to blend outrageous farce - such as the carjacking scene, to name but one example - with extravagant, high octane, high body count action scenes. It's at times a bit jarring to see Kunis and McKinnon being affably goofy amidst the carnage that is wrought around them.
Overall though, this was pretty good fun. Glad I watched it.
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