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20th Century Fox Animation
Blue Sky Studios
Chernin Entertainment
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Super spy. Super fly.
Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is⦠not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way.
CinemaSerf
Dec 7, 2023 Β· via TMDB
"Lance" is the super-effective, suave and sophisticated secret agent and "Walter" is his "Q" type of undervalued supporting boffin. It's fair to say that the former man treats the latter with disdain - he doesn't, after all, ever have to actually take the field! Desperate to impress, "Walter" convinces "Lance" that he can make him invisible! Snag? Well, it's a much more reliable formula for turning a man into a pigeon! "Rats with wings"? Well as our escapades become gradually more surreal we learn that pigeons do, actually, have some neat skills that are positively useful in the espionage game - and they are going to be really helpful as the two have to work together to restore "Lance" to his sharp-suited self whilst also apprehending the baddies bent on world domination. There's way too much dialogue here, but the last half hour is quite entertaining with plenty of action, some daft humour and a few messages about teamwork, trust and inter-reliance to underpin the predictability of it all. The animation is a bit too linear for my liking, but it's still an engaging testament to brain complementing brawn that is watchable enough.
Rob
May 9, 2023 Β· via TMDB
Simply a charming aminated movie in which you feel sorry for the wannabe and want to give the hero a slap. Chucklefest.
Gimly
May 19, 2020 Β· via TMDB
_Spies in Disguise_ has a genuinely interesting methodology put forth revolving around the core ideals of teamwork, and non-lethal measures. Or at least it has that in the opening 5 minutes and closing 10. In between it has a pigeon instead. I don't mean "The pigeon thing is so ridiculous that it distracts from it", I mean they drop it altogether for the lion's share of the runtime because "WILL SMITH VOICES A PIGEON HAHAHA!" And sure those early concepts were laid on a little heavy while they were there, but this is a kids' movie, nuance isn't mandatory. It also didn't help that literally every single supporting character (but most especially Ben Mendelsohn's "Robot Hand") were far more likeable than either of the leads. Buuut it was okay. Okay. At a stretch. Okay. At best. More than anything though, I just want to know if somebody goes into this without any idea of what the story is actually about, does it hit you as hard as the trailer did? Like is this _From Dusk till Dawn_ for pre-teens? _Final rating:β β - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._
JPV852
Mar 21, 2020 Β· via TMDB
Fun animated action-adventure-comedy that has a nice, albeit naive, message, but still was a nice time-waster and pitch-perfect voice casting for Will Smith in a role like this. Doesn't break new ground however the animation was great and there's just enough to keep adults entertained along with kids. **3.75/5**
ComparisonWorld
Feb 3, 2020 Β· via TMDB
It's really a rip off of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and was quite disappointing. Walter is essentially like if Flint and Sam had a baby but more obnoxious with his can't-shut-his-mouth, self-righteous attitude. There's even some elements in the story taken from cloudy like the whole invention goes wrong thing. I was expecting it to at least be average because characters barring Walter didn't seem bad but it turned out worse than I thought. The characters are two dimensional with predictable arcs and Walter had no flaws so no character development besides a predictable bonding with Lance. Even the pigeons are one-dimensional. It's one of the top 10 or 15 worst animated films of the decade even if it came out at the tail end. Avoid it, it's so overrated.
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Will Smith
Lance Sterling (voice)
Tom Holland
Walter Beckett (voice)
Ben Mendelsohn
Killian (voice)
Rashida Jones
Marcy Kappel (voice)
Karen Gillan
Eyes (voice)
DJ Khaled
Ears (voice)
Reba McEntire
Joyless (voice)
Rachel Brosnahan
Wendy (voice)
Masi Oka
Kimura (voice)
Carla Jimenez
Geraldine (voice)
Mark Ronson
Agency Control Room Technician (voice)
Toru Uchikado
Yakuza #1 (voice)
Toshiya Agata
Yakuza #3 (voice)
Michi Yamato
Yakuza #4 (voice)
Claire Crosby
Unitee (voice)
Jarrett Bruno
Young Walter / Pigeon Voice (voice)
Tawny Newsome
Agency Employee #1 (voice)
JB Blanc
Agency Employee #2 / Marcy's Agent #3 (voice)
Adrian Gonzalez
Agency Employee #3 / Marcy's Agent #1 (voice)
William-Christopher Stephens
Agency Employee #4 / Marcy's Agent #5 (voice)
Bex Marsh
Agency Employee #5 / Female Tourist (voice)
Peter S. Kim
Agency Employee #6 / Joon / Marcy's Agent #4 (voice)
Gabriel Conte
Agency Employee #7 (voice)
Jess Conte
Agency Employee #8 (voice)
Rashawn Nadine Scott
Agency Employee #9 (voice)
Stefania Spampinato
Agency Employee #10 / Italian Woman (voice)
Nick Bruno
Agency Employee #11 / Pigeon Voice (voice)
Troy Quane
Agency Employee #12 (voice)
Eddie Mujica
Agency Accountant / Male Tourist (voice)
Matthew J. Munn
Weapons Lab Soldier (voice)
Kimberly Brooks
Lance's Car (voice)
Randy Thom
Various Voices / Pigeon Voice (voice)
Krizia Bajos
Receptionist (voice)
Reggie De Leon
Weapons Lab Tech (voice)
Daniel Booko
Additional Voices (voice)
Oscar Camacho
Additional Voices (voice)
David Chen
Additional Voices (voice)
Johnny Gidcomb
Additional Voices (voice)
Annie Gonzalez
Additional Voices (voice)
Maya Goodwin
Additional Voices (voice)
Danielle Hartnett
Additional Voices (voice)
Marabina Jaimes
Additional Voices (voice)
Masa Kanome
Additional Voices (voice)
Ruth Zalduondo
Additional Voices (voice)
Hideo Kimura
Additional Voices (voice)
Dina Morrone
Additional Voices (voice)
Dyana Ortelli
Additional Voices (voice)
Arthur Ortiz
Additional Voices (voice)
Chrystee Pharris
Additional Voices (voice)
Ben Pronsky
Additional Voices (voice)
Stan Sellers
Additional Voices (voice)
Shane Sweet
Additional Voices (voice)
Michael Woodley
Additional Voices (voice)
Vivian Yoon Lee
Additional Voices (voice)
Michael Knapp
Production Design
Steve Barnett
Post Production Supervisor
Nick Bruno
Director
Troy Quane
Director
Chris Wedge
Executive Producer
Kori Adelson
Executive Producer
Jenno Topping
Producer
Peter Chernin
Producer
Jason Fricchione
Production Supervisor
Julianne Jordan
Music Supervisor
Theodore Shapiro
Original Music Composer
Randy Thom
Sound Designer
David Farmer
Sound Effects Editor
Samson Neslund
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Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Jeremy Bowker
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Lucas Martell
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Brad Copeland
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Lloyd Taylor
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