It's been a while since I've seen a Chevy Chase comedy (not counting Community), and I'd forgotten how idiotic his films can sometimes be... but idiotic in a good way. The scene where he's taking the GS-20 exam with the eye patch is nonsensical and hilarious. It's too bad I always get the feeling he's visually measuring every female cast member for the casting couch, which gives him a smarmy, raunchy aftertaste that sometimes puts me off.
Dan Ackroyd is, as always, a gem... managing to make intelligent, technical dialogue funny.
For makers, this is an excellent film, as the humor translates very well if you're only listening (with the exception of the early test scene that is essentially 85% slapstick). There are also long dry stretches involving convoluted cloak and dagger with the bureaucrats back home, which frankly don't need to be followed very closely.
Several laugh out loud moments, and only one eye roll as the hapless spies try to perform an appendectomy using a book. Three and a half stars, but only because the Reagan jokes aren't really funny anymore, and those long stretches focusing on the bureaucrats back in the states are rather dull and oh so serious.
Fire this up if it's an old favorite and you want something you don't have to think too hard about. At this price point, it's worth adding a cultish-classic to your '80s collection.
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