The Spy Who Loved Me (film) big budget was not wasted. Interestingly, while the sets and gimmicks were the most spectacular to date, Bond and the other characters are toned down (there's a minimum of slapstick humour) so that they are more realistic than in other Roger Moore films. Moore gives his best performance in the series ... [Bond and Anya Amasova] are an appealing couple, equal in every way. Film is a real treat – a well acted, smartly cast, sexy, visually impressive, lavishly produced, powerfully directed mix of a spy romance and a war-mission film." Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" considered the
The Spy Who Dumped Me film's comic agenda" and also commented that ""The Spy Who Dumped Me" isn't just painfully unfunny—it criminally wastes the comic talents of Kate McKinnon." Richard Brody of "The New Yorker" praised the film stating, "Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon riff gleefully in the ample and precise framework of Susanna Fogel's effervescent action comedy", while Justin Chang of the "Los Angeles Times" also gave a positive review saying, ""The Spy Who Dumped Me" [is] a fast, funny Europe-trotting buddy caper". Johnny Oleksinski of "The New York Post" opined it was nice to see McKinnon used properly in a movie and that