"Back in Action" is Cameron Diaz's first film in over ten years. Unfortunately, her and Jamie Foxx's star power isn't enough to save it.
“Back in Action” follows two former CIA spies whose secret identities are exposed, forcing them out of retirement to confront their past. The film features an ensemble cast, including Glenn Close, Kyle Chandler and Andrew Scott. Directed by Seth Gordon, known for “Horrible Bosses,” the film combines action and comedy in a high-stakes storyline.
Her new Netflix movie, 'Back in Action,' isn't great. But if it means there’s more Cameron Diaz in our future, let’s take it.
Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx are charming enough to make 'Back in Action' watchable, but the Netflix movie is flawed. Read our review.
Andrew Scott, Kyle Chandler and Glenn Close also star in Seth Gordon’s caper about a pair of retired undercover agents dragged back into the spy game along with their unknowing children.
Despite some illogical moments, Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx's performances make "Back in Action" an enjoyable family film.
But she's on-screen relatively briefly. And while it's good to see Diaz, an underappreciated actor, back in the movies, the script does her no favors. Foxx gives off "I'm just here for the paycheck" vibes.
C ameron Diaz 's comeback movie Back in Action is finally on Netflix after its release was pushed back from last November. Diaz, who returns to the screen 11 years after appearing in 2014's Annie, stars opposite Jamie Foxx in this action comedy from director and co-writer Seth Gordon.
We should all have as much fun going back to work as Cameron Diaz does in the appropriately titled “Back in Action,” the actress’s first movie since “Annie” in 2014.
Director Seth Gordon told USA Today that Foxx playfully claimed Diaz was the true “star” of the film and he was just her “bodyguard.” Diaz, meanwhile, praised Foxx for being a “good cheerleader” during filming.
After a decade-long hiatus focused on motherhood, Cameron Diaz returns with 'Back in Action,' an action-comedy film alongside Jamie Foxx. Diaz reveals how a call from Foxx reignited her passion for acting.