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Spy Hard
1996
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Spy Hard
Positive Reviews
2
Negative reviews
15
Average Rating
1.7
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2.0
Spy Hard is a loose send up of the Bond series and other overly expensive action flicks, but after Hot Shots!
EW
1.5
The picture that will test the durability of Leslie Nielsens lowbrow franchise, Spy Hard sticks closely to the Naked Gun formula. Not only is the form ..
Variety
1.5
Like Hot Shots! theres the same mistaken belief that simply tagging other films will be intrinsically funny...
Time Out
1.0
Never mind that the smutty, high tech 007 capers already wink at the conventions of the bikini clad, gizmo strewn genre.
0.5
Filled to the bursting point with witless, sub Mad magazine movie parodies, pointless cameos by a seemingly endless parade of has beens, and once hyst ..
3.5
This movie may not be brilliant, but every now and then its really funny.
San Francisco Chronicle
0.0
Nielsen, with his expert deadpan and sense of comic timing, creates the illusion of humor for about 15 minutes.
San Francisco Chronicle
1.9
Despite the fantasy setting and aesthetic, its a human tale about relatable characters with real emotions.
ReelViews
2.0
The big finale is pretty darn exciting, too.Unfortunately, two scenes and a screwed up script, plus a big plot disappointment, do not a recommendation ..
1.3
This film demonstrates it is not that simple.If it was this film would be a lot funnier than it is.
Lariat
2.0
Review Our Score by John Ferguson The blockbuster action thriller genre is ripe for sending up, but this lazy effort has to go down as a miss despite ..
Radio Times
2.5
Yet another Leslie Nielson movie parody, targeted this time at James Bond pictures and their many spinoffs.
Cs Monitor
1.9
But the rest of this off the wall comedy rapidly rolls downhill, with a barrage of movie spoofs that convey desperation more than laughter.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
The setup, with its subtle plot hints and slowly developing characters, is so effectively done that it appears to buildup to a great payoff; when the ..
Mr Brown Movies
1.5
This movie unfortunately wastes a perfectly promising idea satirizing James Bond films along with any other pop culture celluloid phenomenon that cros ..
Calendar Live
1.9
The sole bright spot is provided by Weird Al Yankovic, who sings the bombastic Spy Hard Theme and directs the opening, a wickedly perfect distillation ..
Movies Tv Guide
1.9
But as funny as Nielsen can be, like all comic actors he still needs the quick thinking jokes and zingy one liners to be genuinely funny.
Articles Chicago Tribune
1.0
Leslie Nielsen, Andy Griffith Title notwithstanding, Die Hard and its sequels seem like the only modern films to escape the satiric slings of this hap ..
People
2.5
Friedberg and his writers dont stop there; their philosophy is a movie pun is a movie pun no matter what the genre.
Seattle Times
4.0
More of a cinematic joke book than a real movie, Spy Hard hits you with gags faster than Henny Youngman on speed.
Articles Orlando Sentinel
2.5
The movie will be of interest only to Nielsens most devoted fans and to those who wonder why Nicollette Sheridan never made more movies, or more swims ..
Articles Philly
2.5
The jokes come in sporadic volleys rather than the steady machine gun pace of The Naked Gun and Airplane!, and, with a few exceptions, they are less t ..
Articles Philly
2.5
The result is 80 brief minutes of movie skits assembled in an order that sort of resembles a plot.
Articles Baltimore Sun
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