‘Back in Action’ Review: Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz in a Domestic Spy Caper as Generic as Its Title

Watching "Back in Action," it feels like some producer took the original, overblown, raucous-with-gunfire-and-highway-crashes 2005 movie version of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," the one that wasted Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and said, "Bring me something just like this — except don’t make it so goddamn intellectual! I want it dumber, louder, without all that wimpy dialogue."

Jan 18, 2025 - 07:01
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‘Back in Action’ Review: Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz in a Domestic Spy Caper as Generic as Its Title
Watching "Back in Action," it feels like some producer took the original, overblown, raucous-with-gunfire-and-highway-crashes 2005 movie version of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," the one that wasted Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and said, "Bring me something just like this — except don’t make it so goddamn intellectual! I want it dumber, louder, without all that wimpy dialogue."

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