Undercover Grandpa (2017)

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The first must-see film of the year.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

First of all, its hard not to like the movie. James Caan, Lou Gosset Jr, Paul Sorvino and Jessica Walters seemed to be having a good time. It just got kind of embarrassing watching these geriatrics try to be action stars (see my review of Bad Asses on the Bayou). Jake (Dylan Everett) is a teenager who doesn't believe any of his grandpa's (Caan) wild stories about being a spy. When he is forced to drive his grandpa back to the retirement home instead of going to a party with his dream girl, Angie (Greta Onieogou), he does not take it well. When Angie calls him for a ride after her car breaks down, he shows up to find her missing. Grandpa is convinced she's been kidnapped. So, the would be Sherlock Holmes and Watson, start investigating the disappearance. Along the way, grandpa recruits his former team (Gossett, Sorvino, Lawrence Dane, and Kenneth Welsh) to help infiltrate a hideout. Jessica Walters plays his former handler in the CIA who may or not be playing for the other side. The plot is so thin you can see through it. The acting is pretty bad and I almost didn't recognize Lou Gossett Jr. This is no A-Team and probably are more like the AARP-Team. Their attempts to get back in "action" are somewhat humorous, but are really painful to watch...almost as painful as the actors trying to perform the scene. There is one unintentionally hilarious scene where Caan's grandpa jumps a fence. You can tell its a stuntman and when the stuntman lands (below the camera's view) Caan stands up almost too soon and you can just see the stuntman disappearing from view. Its so obvious Caan was kneeling below the camera lens that it made me laugh.One scene that made me laugh out loud was the character of Harry (who looks like Doc Brown from the Back to the Future movies) trying to approach the hideout underwater. He is wearing a deep sea diver suit and is using a walker. The image was just too damn funny.The movie has some charm and its not without its merits. Its good seeing Caan again and many of these accomplished actors will be gone before we know it. It was nice that they got to make fun of their images. Still, this could have been a funnier movie with a better script and less over the top acting by the cast.

Well, I saw De Niro's Grandpa and found it awful. Right now, I thought "this one cannot be worst, it should be better".Ouch. Leave Grandpas alone."Undercover Grandpa" is just plain dumb. You can't believe the story for a single second ! Watch Caan having trouble to just walk away, and suddenly, doing hand fight almost like JCVD...unbelievable. The whole thing is a total mess.The girl playing as Angie is a bad actress, she looks "lost".If you really want to see what "old" actors can still do, I suggest you to watch "RED" and "RED 2", they are much better. And avoid "undercover grandpa" at all cost.

This may not have been the worst movie I've ever seen because there are so many terrible movies being made anymore but it certainly feels like it. Stupid "plot" with old retired government agent elements swiped from Bruce Willis',"RED"--but MUCH older men, the Robert Duvall old guy/young whippersnapper fight scene from "Second Hand Lions" and what seems to be the now requisite dopey teen love story. And I was once again reminded of what an awful--truly awful--actor James Caan is. Ugh. Can't believe I watched the thing all the way through. Another example of the complete lack of quality and creativity in entertainment anymore.

I could only watch the first 30 minutes. It's not much happening, and it's not even funny. The acting is terrible as well: the boy founds out that his grandpa is indeed a special agent when the grandpa starts kicking ass, and the boy is just like 'yea, whatever'. I know, it's a comedy, but this "acting" what I saw in the movie is not funny, it's just simply bad. But by far the worst part is the music. Never in my life have I ever saw a single film before, that had music as bad as this. The music is the same when they just cruising in the car, and when the girl tries to escape the cell she's in, or when they show her face, and trying to show us how frightened she is. It's really a waste of time, i don't recommend watching it.