The Spy Who Dumped Me - Could have been half hour long

As I get older, I find less and less comedies actually make me laugh.  Sadly, 'The Spy Who Dumped Me' is one such film.  I thought I'd give it a go as it's lead by Mila Kunis, who is well versed in comedy, thanks to her portrayal of 'Meg' from 'Family Guy' and she's done other things like 'Ted' where she's done well enough.  Unfortunately, maybe the title should have tipped me off, as any film based on a play-on-words from another (better!) story really should raise a red flag here of there.

Mila Kuis plays 'Audrey' - a woman who's basically a woman (I can't remember finding an awful lot about her back story) who discovers her boyfriend is a CIA spy, just as he ends the relationship with her.  However, as one door closes, she also learns that she has to get a CIA device across the globe in order to save the world (in that way most spy movies do!).  To this end, she's assisted by her best friend 'Morgan' (Kate McKinnon).

So, the plot is your basic spy movie with a hint of the 'Bourne' franchise thrown in there, i.e. it's a 'chase' movie.  The two women are pursued across one location to the next as they evade contract killers and government agents.  Actually, these chase scenes are pretty intense and wouldn't look out of place in a 'Mission Impossible' film.  The problem is they're not really needed here when a film's primary function is to make you laugh.

There are some laughs.  About half the jokes land, while the others fall way off.  There's okay-ish chemistry between Kunis and McKinnon, but the latter does tend to come off as a bit annoying from time to time and does things that any rational person would never do.  Her actions end up simply moving the plot forward, rather than having any logic behind it.

However, its main fault is it's length.  It's about twice as long as it needs to be and feels like it should really end about the mid-way point, before starting up again and carrying on for what seems like ages.  Basically, it's an okay film.  You can have it on in the background and listen for the good gags which come from time to time.  If you want an action movie, you might as well get one without the sporadic jokes.  If you want a spy movie, call 007.  If you want a comedy-spy movie, you have Austin Powers.  Sadly, 'The Spy Who Dumped Me' falls a bit flat on all the genres it tries to merge together.

5/10 a hard trek, a bit like unicycling to Mordor and back