Can you say, “nothing to see here?”
Yep, that’s my one-line review of this film.
There’s literally nothing to see, that you haven’t seen before.
Image: IMDB/Back In Action
As someone who was pleasantly surprised to see Cameron Diaz “back in action”, I felt sorely disappointed that there wasn’t really anything new about this offering, just a run-of-the-mill, family-friendly spy film.
It had no shortage of grunts, bare knuckle action, and star power, but still, parents who were once spies having to unretire and reveal themselves to their children clueless about their past? It’s nothing new.
What made it worth it, cathartic even, was to watch middle-aged, retired spies, who still got it.
Have you ever had to unretire from something?
You know, from those things you thought you were done with but somehow came back around to find you.
It could be finding yourself taking care of grandchildren after having adjusted to being empty-nesters.
Or that sport you’d already quit for a while, and are coming back as either a coach, or even scarier, a player.
It could be going back to school after years of working, thinking you were done with academics.
Or going back to work after a long hiatus.
Image: IMDB/Back In Action
For me, it was the last one.
When I left corporate life due to the said burnout that led to health issues, I thought it was permanent.
While it turned out that it wasn’t, this time, I’d learned to build better habits and it made a world of difference in this new chapter.
As another example, during my previous stint, I was ridiculously burnt out at work and had time for little else. So I thought I was done with any kind of sport. It turned out that reinstating my active lifestyle was beneficial not just to my physical health but my mental state.
Whether it is out of necessity or desire, when you return to an old hobby or lifestyle or life stage, there will be an adjustment period so questioning yourself is normal.
What’s great about it is that you can start again, this time, but better. This time, wiser. This time, gentler. This time, bolder. Whatever it is, the next run can always be better because of lessons from the past.
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Just know that whether it's the New Year or not, you can start again. Who knows, like our unretired spies, you may find out that you still got it after all!
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