A mixed bag of inspired action sequences and questionable bouts of
racism and misogyny, True Lies wants to be a knockabout action comedy,
but leaves a sour taste in the mouth. Arnie is secret agent Harry Tasker
who hides his job from his family to protect them. When his wife (Curtis)
gets embroiled in espionage events because of Harry's (frankly
brutish) attempts to prevent her infidelity, Cameron finally comes to
his senses and the action kicks in. The rest of the movie is slick and
exciting, if you can ignore the anti-Arab racist undertones, and
forget the sexist mid-section.
