Spy (2015), directed by Paul Feig

All the elements are present for this send-up of the spy genre to work, but for some reason it raises only smiles rather than full-on laughter. Melissa McCarthy is on point as background girl Susan Cooper, who evolves into an awesome action woman when she is the only agent whose cover has not been blown. Jude Law is suitably smooth as the James Bond-type who is not half the agent Susan is. A strong supporting cast includes Rose Byrne as the villain, Jason Statham parodying himself as a rogue agent and Miranda Hart as another background girl made good. The problem probably lies in the script, which is often lame and predictable. Overall the movie is fun light entertainment, but it is hard to escape a feeling that it should have been funnier.