Melissa McCarthy reunites with Bridesmaids director Paul Feig for this frothy action comedy set in the world of international espionage. She plays Susan Cooper, a meek, desk-bound CIA analyst given a one-off opportunity to head into the field wielding a gun when a former colleague (Jude Law) is killed, allegedly by a European arms dealer (Bridesmaids‘ Rose Byrne). The deliberately ridiculous plot gives McCarthy the chance to show off her superb comic timing in a series of witty exchanges with a boastful rogue agent (a surprisingly subtle Jason Statham) and amusing set-pieces, including a ludicrous shoot-off in a private jet. It all bodes well for Feig and McCarthy’s next collaboration, 2016’s Ghostbusters reboot.