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If you’re looking for the suspense of a James Bond film, look elsewhere. If someone went into it expecting any grit or real drama, they were going to be sorely disappointed. Watching it, you can easily see reasons why they would want to, right along with reasons why it didn’t do well. Since Undercover Blues was one of those “blink and you miss it” movies, I don’t recall any press or quotes on how either Turner or Quaid felt about this film, or why they wanted to do it in the first place. Could one of you two please be bad at something, just to add to the fairness in the universe? It’s mentioned a couple of times that Jeff is a terrible shot with a gun, but I never quite believed him. They’re both witty, smart as hell, and show every indication that they’re even going to be great parents. They both speak multiple languages and are experts in hand-to-hand combat. Obviously they’re both gorgeous, and their onscreen chemistry is fantastic. Get it? If I knew anyone like this in real life, I would resent them for having hogged all the good DNA. I shan’t bore you with details of my early-nineties D&D campaign, but suffice it to say that Jeff and Jane’s parents rolled a lot of 18s when creating these two. It’s the love child of a spy movie and a rom-com, and I adore it. Unfortunately, adventures follow them even when they’re off the clock, and they become embroiled in a plot involving stolen explosives, political criminals, and Fiona Shaw at her villainous, scenery-chewing best. They are on maternity leave, to start their daughter off right, and to live a so-called “normal life”. The particular agency is never specified, though both the FBI and CIA are mentioned. Turner and Quaid play Jane and Jeff Blue, a pair of government espionage agents, who are on holiday in New Orleans with their new baby daughter. And no, I never kidded myself that it had any real depth or quality to it. I can’t remember what prompted me to buy it, except that I’ve always liked Kathleen Turner ( Serial Mom), and Dennis Quaid ( Wyatt Earp) looked cute on the box. I found Undercover Blues in one of those supermarket bins of B-movies on VHS, for pocket change. When it comes to reasons you love a film, I suppose “because it reminds me of my D&D campaign” is as valid a reason as any.
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