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Spy  (2015) A Review by Grant Kanigan Directed by: Paul Feig Written by: Paul Feig Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham               Jude Law Rating: 14A Release Date: June 5th 2015 Melissa McCarthy takes a detour in Spy      There is no doubt that Melissa McCarthy is one of the most talented comediennes of her generation. From her virtuoso turn in Paul Feig's Bridesmaids, a keen detective in The Heat  and even Alan's love interest in the unfairly maligned Hangover Part III,  she's always been able to make audiences laugh. Yet, it seems as if she has relied on this fact alone as of late. Identity Thief and  Tammy were two awful, boring and completely unoriginal films. It was with these films in mind that I walked into a screening of Spy, and was completely blown away. Not only is this the funniest film of McCarthy's career, it's on track to be the best comedy of 2015.       As we've seen with Bridesmaids and The Hea