This movie is one of our family favorites. We rented it one day and bought it the next. Dennis Quaid is at his smarmy, sarcastic best in "Undercover Blues". I've never been much of a Kathleen Turner fan, but she plays well off of Quaid, and their banter is funny, engaging and witty. The star of the movie is indeed Stanley Tucci, as the bumbling Muerte. I've never hear any guy scream as funny as Tucci when he's in trouble. I am sad that this movie has the obligatory "F" bomb, because it wasn't needed to further the plot or help with character development. If you want to laugh out loud with your friends or family at a movie night at home with pizza and sodas, this is the movie to watch.

"Undercover Blues" was not only a desperate attempt by MGM to have some kind of hit movie, it was also a desperate attempt by Dennis Quaid to star in some kind of movie that might gross significant dollars at the box office. But even the family audience, supposedly hungry for movies like this, rejected it. Seeing, I think I see why it flopped. The movie has an air of phoniness around it. There is absolutely no chemistry between Quaid and Turner, which makes all their lovey-dovey scenes fall flat - and there are a LOT of lovey-dovey scenes. In fact, there are so many attempts at making these characters "cute" that in the end they don't become real characters, just hooks on which to hang stuff intended to please the audience. Quaid also frequently has a smarmy attitude that's a turn-off, and Turner at times almost becomes a secondary character, even though she's top billed! The story is slow, the gags are predictable as well as the story (though their baby ends up NOT being kidnapped.) New Orleans locations are poorly chosen and shot - most of the movie could be taking place anywhere. Not only has this movie got the blues, it'll give you the blues!

if there is ever movie that is underrated and unappreciated,it's this one.basically,it's about a retired husband and wife spy team,who take a vacation in New Orleans with their baby girl.what should be a relaxing time,is anything but.Jane(Kathleen Turner)and Jeff(Denis Quaid)soon find themselves the target of muggers,and being harassed by the local police.what's worse is their boss enters the picture and pleads with them to do one more job for the FBI.of Jane and Jeff just want time to relax and have time to themselves.Stanley Tuuci is hysterical as a hapless,incompetent mugger who tussles with both Jane and Jeff and=d always ends up on the losing end.the dialogue is simply brilliant in this movie.the banter between Jane and Jeff when they should be in danger(but never are)is priceless.no matter what happens,both never lose their cool,and never miss a beat.they are simply unflappable.of course the fact that they never takes themselves seriously make things even funnier.in fact,the movie does not take itself seriously at all which is its appeal.despite its light hearted approach to things,this movie succeeds on all levels.credit that to the performances of Turner,Quaid,Tucci,and the rest of the supporting cast.there's no way i could give "Undercover Blues" any less than 10/10

Every few years, someone tries to capture the spirit of those black-and-white screwball comedies of the 1930s and 40s, Hollywood's Golden Age. "Undercover Blues" is a brave attempt and reasonably well-acted, but...Dennis Quaid and Kathleen Turner as a couple? No way. Kathleen Turner is a fine actress but she is visibly older than Quaid. Yes, she's pretty sexy in "Undercover Blues" but her chemistry with Quaid is more like the Anne Bancroft/Dustin Hoffman chemistry of "The Graduate".Stanley Tucci is also a fine actor. Unfortunately in this film he is stuck with a feeble one-joke two-dimensional role. He does his best but by the end of the film you'll be crying out for someone to kill him.I ended up with the Undercover Blues after watching this film. Roll on the next screwball comedy genre attempt...