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Spies in Disguise

2019

Troy Quane, Nick Bruno

Animation, Voice: Will Smith, Tom Holland, Rachel Brosnahan ...

6.2

3,355

Animation. Comedy. Sci-Fi When the world's best spy is turned into a pigeon, he must rely on his nerdy tech officer to save the world.

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"A rambunctious international adventure yarn equipped with very little of the narrative care that goes into most of Disney’s own animated ventures."	NEU
United States	Christian Holub Entertainment Weekly	"A proud piece of family entertainment with a good heart, an eye for inventive action, and a delightfully wacky sense of humor."	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"[It] turns out to be a crushingly formulaic, animated-by-numbers comedy about a young hero who’s like Jimmy Neutron with less verve"	NEU
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"A pacifistic love letter swaddled in a disconcerting number of facts about pigeons (...) [Spies in Disguise] flies high when leaning into dumb jokes and silly action"	POS
United States	Scott Mendelson Forbes	"This film is so good at being an example of its genre that you’ll find yourself wishing it would stop trying to hard to be a zany comedy (...) the core characters are compelling enough that I would welcome a sequel"	POS
United States	Jesse Hassenger AV Club	"The movie will be too intense for some smaller children, while plenty of older kids will likely prefer the more genuine thrills of Marvel or DC pictures"	NEU
United States	Carlos Aguilar The Wrap	"Its 'more hugs, less guns' concept may impact developing minds while it’s out there filling the void left now that most children have seen 'Frozen 2'"	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The script stays on the safe side, with fewer smart lines and ironic gags than I might have wished for, but this is a good-natured entertainment (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"Better in conception than execution (...)The result is entertaining while it lasts, but won’t lodge itself permanently in your memory bank.(...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"While one shouldn’t underestimate the pleasure of watching Will Smith play a perturbed pigeon, the animated spy actioner Spies In Disguise mostly recycles James Bond tropes for a duly sleek and disposable kids’ adventure"	NEU
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"[It] will have kids giggling for weeks (...) [The script] comes up with something exciting and visually dazzling for [the characters] to do in each location (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"Holland and Smith make for an appealing duo (...) while the rest of the characters are fairly well fleshed out (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ed Potton The Times	"A fun, fast-paced romp (...) [The creators] have crafted some handsome, angular animation (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Donald Clarke Irish Times	"[It looks like] second-hand 'Incredibles' (...) But the pigeon stuff is funny enough (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
Ireland	Deirdre Molumby entertainment.ie	"With its slick animation, action and comedy, 'Spies in Disguise' offers a fun-filled, sharp family outing (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS

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