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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 2024 film Argylle.
Story
At first, the story feels insultingly simple and a little over-the-top. Once the twists start coming in, the inconsistencies not only make sense but are quite clever. There’s a lot of little details sprinkled throughout that telegraph the twists but doesn’t feel cheap.
Score: 1
Characters
The problem with Matthew Vaughn, the director, is that his characters are very over-the-top and it often feels forced. I did like that the worlds of fiction and reality merged. The downside to it is that some character stories are obvious early on.
That being said, this movie is filled with actors who ooze charisma and at no point is watching them boring.
Score: 0.5
Dialogue
Pure cheese that covers up a lot of world building and story. The dialogue sometimes feels like it’s there to be quippy, but it’s always doing three things at once and it’s frankly amazing.
Score: 1
Visuals and Music
This is a surreal action movie and no one does over-the-top action like Vaughn. It’s so pretty and ridiculous that you can only love or hate it.
The soundtrack is spectacular and the score does everything right.
Score: 1
Fun
Once I remembered what sort of movie I was watching, I greatly enjoyed it. Jen and my mother in-law loved it too. That ice skating scene was so much fun.
It’s fun and clever.
Score: 1
Overall
If you like your spy movies dark, gritty, and realistic, this isn’t for you. This is a big action homage to Romancing the Stone with all the twists, turns, and ridiculousness the director is known for.
Final Score: 4.5 Stars out of 5