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‘True Lies’ Reboot Fails to Deliver the Intrigue — and the Lies: TV Review

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Amber Dowling When James Cameron’s “True Lies” hit theaters in 1994, the story of a muscly spy (Arnold Schwarzenegger) moonlighting as a computer salesman while his bored wife (Jamie Lee Curtis) found secretive ways to pursue purpose was fun, fresh and provocative.

Fast-forward nearly 30 years, and many of the film’s tropes and stereotypes just don’t hold up. So when it came to adapting the film into a TV show, changes were necessary.

Unfortunately, in updating the material, showrunner Matt Nix failed to keep the essence of what made the movie so fun in the first place: the lies between a husband and wife.

Like the film, the TV show centers on a spy named Harry (Steve Howey). His wife, Helen (Ginger Gonzaga), and their two teens believe him to be a dull computer salesman with way too many business trips under his belt and no sense of adventure.

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