Matt and Emily, two experienced agents who left the CIA 15 years ago to start a family, return to the world of espionage after their identities are exposed.
The title of Seth Gordon's new Netflix film Back in Action can be interpreted in two different ways. The plot of the film tells the story of two former CIA spies who find themselves "back in action" after their secret identities are exposed. On the acting front, Cameron Diaz returns to the big screen for the first time since 2014's Annie. Diaz bids farewell to Will Gluck in this musical comedy that also stars Jamie Foxx. Nearly 11 years later, Diaz is back in the big screen, co-starring with Fox in this action-comedy, which marks her "return to action." The action genre has become a vehicle for celebrities to make comebacks. Shah Rukh Khan returned as an action hero in "The Pattern," Jessica Alba relaunched her acting career in "Trigger Warning," and now Diaz is punching and kicking terrorists and mercenaries in this Seth Gordon-directed film. I don't know about other people, but I'm tired of seeing violence on screen. There are too many action films in cinemas and OTT formats. If you are a critic of Indian films then you know why blood, gore and fight scenes tire me so much (too many Pushpas and Malcos in this country). I am happy to report that Back in Action did not tire me out. It is fast paced and there is always something happening. The film never gives you a chance to breathe and the emotions of the mother and daughter seem inconsequential and bland. Nevertheless, Gordon knows how to sync his jokes with the dynamics of his story. The humor is recurring and well-received. There is not a single dull moment in Back in Action, and that is mainly due to the glorious chemistry between Diaz and Fox. If you laugh at the old joke about characters thinking they are having sex but actually doing something completely different, it's because Diaz and Fox (and Gordon too) sell it so well. The two actors who play Matt and Emily seamlessly blend into the fun world of this film with a lot of joy and energy. When Emily says she misses the spy world and its thrills, it feels like Diaz is confessing how much she misses the acting world. She brings so much love, excitement and energy to the role that she's a joy to watch on screen.
Gordon doesn't have the enthusiasm of an action director, so the fight scenes here are unremarkable and uninteresting. But he's good at hiding his mistakes with relentless rage, and in one scene I'm impressed by how Matt assembles a flamethrower, while Gordon can do very little in these moments. Back in Action is not something to be taken seriously. If you blink, you might notice all the actors winking. After a while Glenn Close comes on and starts to rule the movie like a queen. As Ginny, Emily's mother, the character seems to say, "Age is just a number. Now, give me my sniper rifle." The kids, McKenna Roberts and Rylan Jackson, are fine, and Jamie Demetriou is pretty funny as Nigel, Ginny's student and sex partner. Written by Gordon and Brendan O'Brien, the story is little more than a collection of clichés, complete with MacGuffin, but that doesn't bother me. As long as the jokes work, Back in Action works. Luckily, they work quite reliably.
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