Back in Action

Back in Action

17/1/2025 1h 54m 6.5/10

Overview

Fifteen years after vanishing from the CIA to start a family, elite spies Matt and Emily jump back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown.

Director

J.J. Perry

Top Billed Cast

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Matt

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Ginny

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

Emily

Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler

Chuck

McKenna Roberts

McKenna Roberts

Alice

Rylan Jackson

Rylan Jackson

Leo

Reviews

r96sk

2/9/2025

6/10

<em>'Back in Action'</em> is one I found to be a real mixed bag. I think I narrowly didn't like it, though it isn't one I'd explicitly say that I disliked either. Everything about it just kinda levels out at underwhelming. The respective returns of Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz are its selling point. Both Foxx and Diaz are fairly good, the latter minorly the better of the two. McKenna Roberts and Rylan Jackson are decent as the youngsters, while the supporting cast of Glenn Close, Kyle Chandler, Andrew Scott and Jamie Demetriou (his character is particularly on/off) are OK (if ill-fitting?). I think what lets this down most is story and pacing, which are the two weak elements of this 2025 release. I believe you could've told this plot much more concisely, it goes around the houses a little bit. The humour is also more miss than hit, I rate the Manchester United shoutout though!

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