Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz try hard in Netflix’s bang-average spy comedy Back in Action.
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Updated 3 months ago,January 17, 2025
Inoffensive.
Thats the only way to describe NetflixsBack in Action.
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To be fair, the premise didnt promise much to begin with.
Multiply that by two and youll get the outline forBack in Action.
By the time the credits roll, theres only one reaction from the viewer: Indifference.
Whats most disappointing aboutBack in Actionis how it refuses to deviate from every spy comedy film.
Its cookie cutter and by the numbers to a disgusting degree.
They actually went there instead.
In addition to this, this movie has some serious jump-the-shark movie logic.
This isnt theX-Men, Netflix; thats not how spy skills work.
Stay for the action scenes and star power
WhereBack in Actionshines is in the action department.
Its tough to fault Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxxs efforts here, though.
In fact, Netflix should do handstands that it managed to assemble stellar starpower for such a mid movie.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Whats the end result?
Its becoming a crisis of creativity right now, and something needs to change.
