Spy Daddy (2010)

Spy Daddy: Directed by Brian Levant. With Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Madeline Carroll, Will Shadley. Former C.I.A. spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend’s three kids, who haven’t exactly warmed to their mom’s beau.

“Chan-Wook Park was already the Master of Dysfunction after Old Boy, now he can add the title of King of Pain (thanks Sting) to his CV.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe depth of feeling in the second half of this film is staggering, and comes in stark contrast to the startling apathy of the first half. The masterful cinematography is something we have come to expect but the directoru0026#39;s ability to compose the most evocative of tableaux never ceases to amaze- the final shot of the movie being a case in point.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs the above reviewer says, one must be cryptic in commenting on this film but it must be said that its final act really transforms it from a beautifully crafted work into a masterpiece.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a film which shocks without ever descending into gratuity, while frequently forcing a guilty laugh with its darker-than-blacku0026#39;s-shadow humour.”