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Argylle - thatguy - 02-01-2024
I managed to make it to the afternoon screening, but I was paying 1/2 attention while I tried to check on work via my phone part of the time.
From all of the posters and internet search results, you would think that Dua Lipa is in a starring role against Henry Cavill, but she's only in the first scene. From the poster, you would think that Bryce Dallas Howard is in some supporting role, but the entire movie is about her.
The opening sequence is a Bond-esque chase thru twisty streets in Greece. Henry Cavill as Argylle is a cartoon-ish spy. Everything is over the top.
It makes sense later when the scene changes. It's a story within a story and like Stranger than Fiction it seems that the author is writing what is happening and others want her to write more so they can get what they want. I was reminded of Philip K Dick short story called Waterspider about people from the future kidnapping Poul Anderson(?) at a Sci-Fi convention because they thought from his writings he was predicting the future and he would be able to help them out of whatever predicament they were in...
There's a plot twist, and that makes the above make some sense, but it's all pretty JA fiction level of depth.
There's a train fight (what's up with all these movies with train fights lately? Bullet Train, MI6P1, Indiana Jones last installment - who rides trains anymore?)
Sam Rockwell was fun, but it wasn't a stellar part to work with. Good fights. John Cena and Samuel Jackson were mostly a bit parts, but enjoyable.
The final big shoot out is all CGI colored smoke and some silly fight choreo. It looks a lot like a Bond opening credit animation.
After the big shoot out, there's still more film. A bit of silliness with crude oil.
Post credit scene has the tie-in to the Kingsmen franchise and promotes the next movie as Coming Soon.
I didn't stay for the Q&A with the director as I had to get back to work and then get on a wet Hwy 17.
There is a lot of CGI...so much CGI...You can see the quality from the cat in the trailer.
Also, it felt to me like it was shot like a 1st person video game, like changing scenes thru the mechanism of sleeping or passing out and the camera "eye" closes, only to "open" later on a new scene.
I wonder what they paid to use the Beatles' last song. It must have been a pretty good amount because they used it at least 3 times.
Not particularly recommended.
--tg
RE: Argylle - Drunk Monk - 02-01-2024
Good to know
I’ll wait for the streamer. Really only the first Kingsman was good. But it was so good.
RE: Argylle - Drunk Monk - 07-16-2024
Watched it on the flight from Taipei to SFO. I pretty much agree with tg on every point although if I'm totally honest, I dozed off a lot, so maybe I slept through the best stuff, or the worst stuff. I wasn't that enamored with the choreo although there was a good opening one-er. I didn't make it to the end of credit scenes.
It felt like a good idea with a good cast that just failed to come together. It was too encumbered with its attachment to being clever and stylish and got lost on the way.
Not D00M recommended.
RE: Argylle - Greg - 08-11-2024
Um, this film was already reviewed and we were warned...Well, I was. But I never listen.
RE: Argylle - Greg - 08-11-2024
FYI: The Queen posted she wanted us to avoid this movie because it was so, so bad. I accidentally deleted it and I will be forever sorry about that.