Rating 12
Length 2h19
Release 01.02.2024
Director Matthew Vaughn
About Reclusive author Elly Conway writes best-selling espionage novels about a secret agent named Argylle who’s on a mission to unravel a global spy syndicate. However, when the plots of her books start to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, the line between fiction and reality begin to blur.
Moon: full moon seen
Where to Watch: Apple TV and Cinemas nationwide
Trailer:
The Good
There are hints of the style that makes Matthew Vaughn’s work successful.
Bryce Dallas Howard, as much as I don’t think she’s right for the role, she is awesome for refusing to lose weight. She’s still skinny, but by society’s standards and n0t Holloywoods. It is refreshing.
The Bad
Henry Cavill’s hair.
I get the film was going for a Long Kiss Goodnight, however Bryce Dallas Howard was miscast. She doesn’t give a believable performance out side of the meek and anxiety-ridden Elly.
Then, when you consider the City of Angels (play, not film) duel fictions versus reality plot that exists alongside the aforementioned Long Kiss Goodnight? The film is clunky as fuck.
The POV shots that include the person blinking. Nope, nope, nope! So fucking annoying and saying that it was over used is an understatement.
The Ugly
The CGI and green screen is too obvious. The cat, Alfie, that should have been a cute addition that steals all of the scenes was instead computer generated and lifeless.
In addition to this, the London Bakunin flat and the crude oil showdown both have irregular perspectives along with dodgy as hell Greenscreen.
You have Bryan fucking Cranston, Catherine O’Hara and Sam Rockwell, yet none of the comedy lands. Everyone is wasted in what is a garbage script and Vaughns’s recycled set pieces and greatest hits of plot points, irrespective of them working or not.
Final Thoughts
I wanted to love this film. I tried so hard to stay invested.
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