SPIES IN DISGUISE - Highly Entertaining !

By Edgar Allan E. Yu

The world's greatest spy, Lance Sterling, is suave, debonair, and awesome. He is idolized by his colleagues in the agency. While Walter Beckett is a tech whiz kid who graduated from MIT at age 15, and he invents gadgets for spies.  Lance doesn't think highly of Walter, but when he was framed for treason, he was forced to seek the help of the whiz kid. Unfortunately, Lance accidentally drinks the potion which Walter has not perfected yet. And it turned him into a pigeon. Thus begun the team-up of Lance and Walter to save the world. 

Will Smith is the voice of Lance Sterling, and he fits his role to a T. He's got the cockiness of a super spy and the proper comedic timing. Tom Holland voices Walter Beckett and he perfectly imbues the character of a nerdy but nice, geeky scientist. Together they have great chemistry onscreen even though we only hear their voices. You would wish to see them in a live action movie soon.   

The plot is basically what you get from a spy movie. Fast-paced action scenes, exotic locations, and not surprisingly, lots and lots of funny scenes. It is targeted towards really young kids, but adults will enjoy it too. It has elements of James Bond 007, The Incredibles, Mission : Impossible, and Spider-Man : Far From Home. It's a highly entertaining animated film for the whole family ! 

Directed by first-time directors Troy Quane and Nick Bruno. Rated PG. From Blue Sky and 20th Century Fox.