Chloe Coleman and Dave Bautista in My Spy: The Eternal City
The Big Picture Decorated filmmaker Pete Segal is no stranger to comedies or sequels, but My Spy The Eternal City is far from his best of either. Writers Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber uphold the calcified pillars of Hollywood sequels, but their continuation hardly presents like an upgrade. What was once an undercover romantic comedy about a peewee spy in training and her hulking protector is now a generic espionage comedy filled with exhausting stereotypes.
My Spy isn’t impenetrable, but what works is the mutually motivational chemistry between Bautista and Coleman in their mentor-mentee relationship. In My Spy The Eternal City, lessons turn into a rivalry as Chloe attempts to out-maneuver her babysitting guardian when, for example, sneaking out of their Italian hotel for a late-night gelato score. Their evolution keeps pace with Chloe’s age and drives a fulfilling developmental wedge, but the film isn’t entirely faithful to J.J. and Sophie.
'My Spy The Eternal City' Is a Sequel That Tries Something Different You wouldn’t guess Segal’s resume includes gut-busters like Tommy Boy or Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult based on My Spy The Eternal City. Where My Spy relied more on more soulful familial connection that pushed a lone-wolf agent into the arms of a wounded single mother and her adorable someday Kim Possible-esque daughter, its sequel whiffs on nonsense humor like the aforementioned guard birds, or J.J.
If there are positives, credit Coleman. My Spy The Eternal City is salvageable when Sophie confronts coming-of-age beats like hallway romances or self-independence. Anyone around is elevated in these bubbles: Bautista’s interjections from a place of fatherly wisdom, or even Schaal’s kooky auntie vibe. Coleman also deserves credit for her fight choreography, whether Sophie’s training in J.J.
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