Today’s quick review: The Spy Who Dumped Me. Audrey Stockman (Mila Kunis) is shocked to discover that her ex-boyfriend Drew (Justin Theroux) was a CIA spy when his enemies come hunting for a trophy he left with her. Unsure of whom to trust, Audrey takes her best friend Morgan (Kate McKinnon) to Europe to deliver the trophy to Drew’s contact. But the mission hits a snag when they meet Sebastian (Sam Heughan), a man who says he works for MI-6.
The Spy Who Dumped Me is a spy action comedy with romantic elements. Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon star as a pair of best friends caught up in a web of intrigue they are totally unprepared for. Chaos, violence, and confusion follow them across Europe as they try to get Drew’s trophy into the right hands. The Spy Who Dumped Me features solid comedy and a likable pair of leads, but parts of its execution will not suit everyone.
The Spy Who Dumped Me gets farther with its humor than its loose style would suggest. The movie opens casually, with a half-baked premise and main characters who have little to set them apart. But every time the movie seems like it is losing steam, it slips in some joke or some plot twist that gives it new life. By the end, it has mastered a particular sort of chaos that only Audrey and Morgan’s close friendship can get them through.
As a result of this, The Spy Who Dumped Me can be very hit-or-miss. The plot never quite hangs together as well as it should, although the dangling threads are wrapped up eventually. The humor can be vulgar in places, making light of death and sex. And while Audrey and Morgan are characters the audience can have fun with, they are not especially deep.
Give The Spy Who Dumped Me a shot when you are in the mood for something loose and energetic. The movie has a knack for tossing Audery and Morgan into worse and worse ituations, and it finds new ways to be funny from start to finish. But its slapdash treatment of its plot and hit-or-miss humor mean that The Spy Who Dumped Me is not as safe a bet as some of its competition.
For another action comedy about a woman dragged into an adventure by a spy, try Knight and Day, Killers, or RED. For an action comedy with a trip across Europe, sharper action, and a similar sense of humor, try The Hitman’s Bodyguard. For a more romantic action comedy about a woman who falls for a killer, try Mr. Right.
[6.0 out of 10 on IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6663582/). I give it a 6.5 for good humor with a mediocre story.