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Spy Hard

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Critics' Reviews

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The New York Times: Stephen Holden
Instead of building sustained comic set pieces, it takes a machine-gun approach to humor. Without looking at where it's aiming, it opens fire and sprays comic bullets in all directions, trusting that a few will hit the bull's-eye. A few do, but many more don't.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
I'm happy to report, though, that even a dud like Spy Hard can't completely douse the stumbling Zen charm of Leslie Nielsen, whose genius is that he never quite sheds the illusion that he isn't in on the joke.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Andy Seiler
Friedberg, who previously made Nielsen's golfing video and rental car commercials, knows only the low road -- and gets lost anyway. [24 May 1996, Pg.04.D]Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Director Rick Friedberg (who made the "bad golf" videos with Leslie Nielsen) has crafted a dreadfully unfunny comedy that takes Naked Gun-like sketches and rehashes them without a whit of style or energy.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: David Kronke
It could have used several more passes on the screenplay to strengthen the gags and flesh out the characters.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
Nielsen earns a few giggles with his big entrance and later on his even bigger belly, but he can't overcome the lousy material.Read Full Review »
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