I finally saw The Man from U.N.C.L.E. today.
I’m so glad I didn’t let the critics dissuade me.
Since the stylized spy thriller opened counter to Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, critics seemed hell-bent to compare the two. I’ve seen both; there’s really no comparison.
MI:RN was a wonderful sequel in the Mission Impossible franchise, but the storytelling and action sequences are distinctly modern. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a homage to the 1960’s television series, and the look, feel, pacing, soundtrack — you name it — are true to that era.
I also loved the very dry, British humor that director Guy Ritchie brought to the production. I’m not sure everyone in the theater today got it, but that simply made me feel smarter…and laugh all the louder.
As the trailers promised, everyone in this film is beautiful to gaze upon. Russian spy Armie Hammer is deadly gorgeous, especially in the close-ups, and American agent Henry Cavill is so chiseled, he doesn’t seem realistic. Hugh Grant has also never looked better. He should hire the hair and makeup people and keep them on staff.
I loved Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and I loved The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
I am so complex.
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One-track mind
The Coen brothers, while creative geniuses, have overused the ransom plot line in their movies.
It appears in Fargo. And No Country for Old Men. And The Big Lebowski. Even Raising Arizona.
Enough already.
Then today I see a trailor for their next movie…about a kidnapping and ransom.
Okay. This looks pretty funny.
But let’s stop here with this theme, okay?
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