Clumsy and virginal college student Jonathan (a fine and engaging performance by Anthony Edwards) plays an assassination game called Gotcha with fellow students. The guns and bullets become the authentic McCoy after Jonathan meets and falls for real-life spy Sasha (a spot-on sultry and entrancing portrayal by Linda Fiorentino).
Director Jeff Kanew offers an on the money clever and enjoyable blend of humor, action, romance, and suspense that benefits tremendously from a constant snappy pace, nice use of various exotic foreign locations, plenty of wickedly funny dialogue, and a highly likeable breezy tone. Edwards and Fiorentino make for appealing leads; they receive sound support from Jsu Garcia as smooth dude Manolo, Alex Rocco and Marla Adams as Jonathan's baffled parents, Klaus Lowitsch as menacing Russian agent Vlad, and Irene Olga Lopez as scatterbrained maid Rosario. Both King Baggot's slick cinematography and Bill Conti's bouncy score are up to par. A total blast.
Director Jeff Kanew offers an on the money clever and enjoyable blend of humor, action, romance, and suspense that benefits tremendously from a constant snappy pace, nice use of various exotic foreign locations, plenty of wickedly funny dialogue, and a highly likeable breezy tone. Edwards and Fiorentino make for appealing leads; they receive sound support from Jsu Garcia as smooth dude Manolo, Alex Rocco and Marla Adams as Jonathan's baffled parents, Klaus Lowitsch as menacing Russian agent Vlad, and Irene Olga Lopez as scatterbrained maid Rosario. Both King Baggot's slick cinematography and Bill Conti's bouncy score are up to par. A total blast.