Is it a good movie? No. Not by a long shot. Is it fun to watch? Yes, especially when you compare it to the tedious attempt to bring Rocky and Bullwinkle to the big screen in 2000 (the one with Robert De Niro as Fearless Leader). Directed by Charles Martin Smith, this movie features Dave Thomas and Sally Kellerman as Potsylvania’s greatest spies as they pretend to defect to America so they can track down a famous scientist who has invented a computer chip that can reverse time. Although they start out with a single-minded determination to make their country proud, it isn’t long before Boris and Natasha are seduced by the excesses of American life. Natasha is particularly swept away once she becomes a pop culture icon inspiring women around the world to adapt her look from the straight black wig right down to the ebony cigarette holder. There’s a lot of silly slapstick and some moderately funny word play, but what makes the movie watchable is the sheer gusto that Thomas and Kellerman bring to their performances.
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