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McKinnon channels her inner spy in uneven 'Spy'

By JOCELYN NOVECK at her house.
Associated Press That threat gets Drew's at-
From the get-go, "The Spy tention: He shows up, look-
Who Dumped Me," a Kate ing for the stuff, and soon
McKinnon-Mila Kunis bud- is apparently shot dead in
dy spy comedy, has two front of Audrey. She's just
things going for it. conveniently learned he's
First, female spies are clear- CIA — Audrey thought he
ly in vogue, if you've been worked at NPR, which is
reading the news — or if funny because he really
you prefer your spies to be doesn't have that sensitive
fictional, may we recom- NPR vibe. Anyway, Audrey
mend Keri Russell's recently learns this news from a pair
departed Elizabeth Jen- of agents who abduct her,
nings on "The Americans"? briefly. One of them, Duffer,
More importantly, the film is an insufferable Harvard
has McKinnon, whose co- alum (Hasan Minhaj of "The
medic brilliance on "Satur- Daily Show") who's incapa-
day Night Live" has yet to ble of uttering a sentence
find the perfect big-screen without the word "Har-
vehicle. It will, one day, but vard" in it. (You know the
this movie isn't it. Still, her This image released by Lionsgate shows Kate McKinnon, right, and Mila Kunis in a scene from type.) The other, Sebastian
presence gives the film — "The Spy Who Dumped Me." (Sam Heughan), is a hunky
an often entertaining but Associated Press but soulful Brit whose alle-
chaotically uneven expe- light-hearted vibe the film- acter gets shot in the head motorcycle, leaping out giance is murky, but might
rience — its energy and as well be wearing a T-shirt
spark. makers seek elsewhere. during a hilarious car chase, of a building, that sort of saying "Love Interest."
Talented director Susanna it suddenly doesn't feel so thing. Who's he fighting?
The main problem with "The So, how do Audrey and
Spy Who Dumped Me " is Fogel (who co-wrote the hilarious. Likewise when Not clear. Cut back to the Morgan — whose last
script with David Iserson) someone drowns in a pot USA, where Audrey (Ku-
its strange dissonance of name is Freeman, by the
tone. There's nothing wrong clearly feels that a female of fondue, or gets impaled nis), a sweet, self-effacing way — become a dynamic
action comedy doesn't on a blade. Granted, such store clerk, is celebrating
with trying to be a hard- duo of globe-trotting, butt-
knuckle action film and a need to be short on the ac- a balance is always tough her 30th birthday and try- kicking spies? Well, turns out
tion, and that's totally true. to strike.
ing to forget that jerky
goofy comedy all at once. everyone's after a cheap
But here, that effort results But gender issues aside, We begin with Justin Ther- Drew dumped her via text fantasy football trophy, in-
there's action and there's oux as Drew, the spy in message. Her BFF Morgan
in moments of occasion- side of which is a very, very
ally stunning violence that serious violence. When an the title, tangling with a (McKinnon), who is NOT important USB drive. q
convinces
self-effacing,
bunch of bad guys in Lithu-
appealingly kooky char-
simply don't mesh with the
ania, racing around on a her to burn the stuff he left
Lowe, Timberlake, Cannon involved in
new TV game shows

"For me, 'Mental Samurai' is
addicting," said Lowe, who
will also produce the show.
"Every time you play, you
think: THIS time I'm gonna
win! But this very simple
game is almost impossible
to crack."
Also getting into the
game-show arena is Justin
Timberlake, who helped
This combination photo shows actor-singer Justin Timberlake, create the format and will
actor Rob Lowe and comedian-TV host Nick Cannon who are be an executive producer
involved in three game shows debuting on Fox. for "Spin the Wheel."
Associated Press Contestants will have a
chance to win over $20
Associated Press as knowledge, memory, million in each episode of
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) numbers and sequencing the show hosted by come-
— And your host, Rob while being transported dian Dax Shepard. It will air
Lowe. around the set at high on Fox during the upcom-
The actor will preside over speeds in a specially de- ing season.
"Mental Samurai," a new signed capsule that ro- "I can't think of a better
game show on Fox to tates 360 degrees. job than giving out millions
air during the upcoming Lowe says he's loved men- of dollars to nice people,"
season, the network an- tal competition shows ever Shepard said in a news re-
nounced Thursday. since he won on an all- lease. "It's my chance to
Contestants will be test- star junior version of "The finally be Willy Wonka."q
ed in such categories $10,000 Pyramid" in 1979.