is a solid choice for a movie night. If you are watching with Portuguese subtitles, you'll find the dialogue-driven humor holds up perfectly. It doesn't reinvent the genre, but it executes the "mismatch" trope with a lot of soul.
✅ Great comedic timing, surprisingly heartwarming, and high production value for an action-comedy. My Spy Legendas PortuguГЄs (pt)
(titled O Meu Espião in Portugal and Aprendiz de Espiã in Brazil) follows JJ (Dave Bautista), a hardened CIA operative who finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl named Sophie (Chloe Coleman) after she discovers his surveillance operation on her family. The Review is a solid choice for a movie night
It leans heavily into the "tough guy meets kid" trope (similar to The Pacifier or Kindergarten Cop ). It successfully balances high-stakes CIA action with heartwarming, often silly, domestic moments. ✅ Great comedic timing