Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx inspired 'Back in Action' director Seth Gordon. Ryan Seacrest looked totally different with longer hair and a beard while promoting the new season of 'American Idol' ahead of the premiere on March 9, 2025. Many people are confused and disappointed.

Back in Action’ director Seth Gordon praises Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz’s friendship on set of her first movie in a decade

Matt and Emily used to be glamorous secret agents. Then she got pregnant, and now they’re undercover suburban parents trying to get along with teenage kids.

Watching "Back in Action," it feels like some producer took the original, overblown, raucous-with-gunfire-and-highway-crashes 2005 movie version of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," the one that wasted Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie,

Nevertheless, this outcome could prove disappointing for fans of Diaz, who earned praise and major award nominations in the late '90s and early 2000s for her performances in Being John Malkovich, Vanilla Sky and Gangs of New York.

Mashable's entertainment team picks our Watch of the Week, TV shows and movies that you absolutely must add to your list. This Netflix original kicks off with Diaz and Foxx as a pair of sexy spies, transporting a digital key on a secret mission.

Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx save a slow week for new Netflix releases with their new high-energy spy comedy Back in Action.

A review of 'Back In Action' which reunites Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz as two ex-spies on the run again with their family on a new mission.

Many action movies start with a bang. But Back In Action, the new Netflix action comedy starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, has started with a splat – multiple splats in the form of rotten tomatoes. According to the review aggregator at the time of writing, the film is far from fresh: it's got a Tomatometer rating of just 24%.

"Back in Action" is filled with funny moments from Glenn Close's horny grandma vibes to Cameron Diaz grooving to Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It." If those don't spark a chuckle, Jamie Foxx's on-set ad-libs about baby oil are sure to bring a few laughs from this Netflix action comedy.

Directed by Seth Gordon, the film was released on Netflix earlier this month and marks Diaz’s first film since 2014’s Annie. But Back in Action has not been warmly received. At the time of writing, critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave it an abysmal 24% rating. It fared drastically better from fans, scoring 62% on the Popcornmeter.