My Mother, the Spy (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Elodie Keene

Writer (WGA):

Barbara Davilman (written by)

Release Date:

8 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Mother | CIA Agent

Cast

Jayne Brook	...	Alison Shaeffer
Dyan Cannon	...	Gloria Shaeffer
Kevin Kilner	...	Rabbi / Gary Sutton
David Palffy	...	Gustavo Vasquez
Gloria Stuart	...	Grandma
Gary Chalk	...	Herb Kulcheck (as Garry Chalk)
Garwin Sanford	...	Peter
Jay Brazeau	...	George Trumbell
Marcus Hondro	...	Henchman #1 (as Marcus Leros Hondro)
Ken Camroux	...	Marty Solow
Michael Benyaer	...	Arturo
Shawn Macdonald	...	Eric
Brad Loree	...	Henchman #2
Craig Veroni	...	Hotel Clerk
Rick Tae	...	Waiter (as Ricky Cheng)

Runtime:

Brazil:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:PG | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Hearst Entertainment Productions

Pleasant surprise!

My wife and I are fans of Alias, so when I saw the DVD for this spy-mommy movie on sale for a buck, I picked it up, thinking we could laugh at how bad it was. I was surprised from quite early in the movie at the talent of the leads, especially the actress who plays the daughter. The writing was excellent, really quite funny for an obviously made-for-TV movie. The movie and actors don't take themselves too seriously, and they seem to be having a lot of fun. The dialog is intelligent and well-executed, the action is fun. We even enjoyed seeing the boom microphone in a few scenes. All in all, a quite surprisingly entertaining movie. I'd say it's worth a rent, especially if you like truly funny action movies.