Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson
Murphy and Wilson replace Bill and Robert Culp in this movie 1960s NBC series, which at the time was both groundbreaking (Cosby was one of the first black performers to have a starring role on network TV) and rather hip. The two spies handled their globetrotting missions with an easygoing cool that seemed a lot fresher than 007's chill British drollery. The movie, directed by the comically sharp Betty Thomas (The Brady Bunch Movie), does a nice job keeping the rapport between Murphy and Wilson flip and light as they hunt down a stolen stealth fighter jet in Budapest. And Gary Cole, as a rival agent, is funny doing what seems to be a combined parody of Steven Seagal and Antonio Banderas. But there's no action aside from a long, slack car chase. Someone forgot to pack the adrenaline. (PG-13)
Bottom Line: I doze
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