This passable action comedy, based tenuously on a TV series that was one of the great icons of '60s cool, stars Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy as, respectively, slightly nerdy American spy-guy Alexander Scott and middleweight boxer Kelly Robinson, a civilian recruited for a secret mission by President Bush (no less). Robinson joins the less-than-thrilled Scott in pursuit of the Switchblade, a prototype stealth fighter that's been stolen by nefarious black-market arms dealer Arnold Gundars (Malcolm McDowell), who also dabbles as a boxing promoter. Gundars is staging a championship between Robinson and the reigning European title holder in Budapest; the plan is that Scot...
Released:
2002
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
96 mins