Dir. Herbert Ross

Starring Kathleen Turner, Dennis Quaid, Stanley Tucci, etc

Former FBI and CIA agents, Jane and Jeff Blue (Kathleen Turner and Dennis Quaid) now in semi-retirement with an 11 month old child and on vacation in Louisianna, take on a special job because not only will it saves lives, it pays pretty well too.

They nonchalantly take on the local police, street muggers, the big bad guys and girl all while changing diapers and having a healthy sex life (no, there is no actual sex, but you just know they “get it on” just fine! )

This movie is pure comedy. Everyone is hilarious and even likeable… yes, even the bad guys!

Stanley Tucci plays Muerte, (or Morty to his close friends) a two-bit mucho-macho thief, who spends the entire movie trying to get back a bit of his hombre reputation after getting his tush kicked by Mr. and baby Blue. He is uproarious in this role. He literally had me rolling in laughter.

It’s pure fun, stereotypes are taken just a little over the top…but not to the point where you think it’s absurd… A bit of slapstick, a bit of romance, throw in some one-liners and some kooky action and you’ve got yourself an evening of good old fun family entertainment.

This is Her review, you can read His review here

Keywords: Quirky, Family, Spies

Dir. Herbert Ross

Starring Kathleen Turner, Dennis Quaid, Stanley Tucci, etc

A family of spies, sans Bradgelina and Spy Kids.

It’s hard to explain Undercover Blues, it has such an aloof feeling, and never quite takes itself seriously. The exploits of spy couple Jane and Jefferson Blue (Turner & Quaid) defy the laws of physics, and the rules of child rearing. I can imagine some “better-than-good christians” being appalled by some of the gags, but really, this is as family-friendly as it gets in my opinion. There’s something disarming about it. Every character and event in the movie seems put there just to make you laugh, including the “straight men”. And the plot is actually not out of any mold, even if it has some spoof-like connections to things you may have seen before.

For some reason this movie seems to have vanished from the mainstream consciousness. I remember it being quite popular as a rental, but I guess word-of-mouth back then didn’t pack the same punch as it does today. Can you say “viral marketing”? If you haven’t seen it, it’s well worth a watch, heck even a dvd purchase. It’s as much an adult comedy as it can be enjoyed by the kids for pure slapstick. Everyone takes their character over-the-top, and Stanley Tucci is at his funniest by far.

This is His review, you can read Her review here

Keywords: Quirky, Family, Spies