Movie review of My Spy: The Eternal City (2024)

After the publication of My Spy, Dave Bautista entered the ranks of celebrities like Jackie Chan and The Rock. The Guardian of the Galaxy and former wrestler JJ played a CIA field agent assigned to spy on a single mother and her nine-year-old daughter, Sophie. Families loved My Spy because it provided entertainment and laughter while everyone was cooped up at home. When the kid star and main audience have grown up since the last film, it becomes more difficult to preserve that charming dynamic. In order to address this, The Eternal City incorporates her age and concomitant attitude into the narrative. Sophie has grown up from being a wide-eyed young child who believed JJ was the coolest person. This is the basis of JJ and Sophie's fight, but as the movie is an espionage-action-comedy, a greater threat must also be involved. JJ agrees to guide Sophie's choir's trip to Rome in an effort to get to know her better. Although that seems simple enough, as any educator, parent, or ...