Everyone in the entire world hated this movie, but I found it to be oddly charming and funny. And not just because Woody Allen has a bit part in it. (His scenes are some of the lamest.) Alan Cumming as General Batista, though, is truly inspired. The central premise, Douglas McGrath as an inept Yalie stumbling through Cuba as a Clouseau-esque CIA spy, is just enough of a line to pin some good old-fashioned dumb comedy. About as good as a quality SCTV episode — only about 30 minutes too long.
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Jordan Hoffman is a New York-based writer and film critic working for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Thrillist, Times of Israel, NY Daily News and elsewhere.
He is the host of ENGAGE: The Official Star Trek Podcast, a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and challenges you to a game of backgammon.