“Back in Action” (2025) Review

I hate how old Back in Action feels. It’s not just that this action-comedy makes dated references, but pulls dated genre tropes straight off the shelf without even a dusting. Here is a film loaded with action sequences juxtaposed with eccentric jukebox hits, parents struggling to conceal their spy nature from their kids, routine code heists, and egregious product placement. The result is an empty-headed action adventure that ups the commercially-safe game of Netflix’s most forgettable of pictur...