Film Journal 2024: Argylle
Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Where to watch: now playing in theaters
Seems to find this strangely and somewhat ambiguous soft spot between being even more over the top than it actually is, which would have been one option the filmmakers could have taken, and trying to play this thing pared back and dialed in. The result is a sure handed double, straight into center field. Personally speaking, I found it to be a good deal of fun, even if it trends towards one third act twist too many. Even, I might say, inventive and creative in a go for broke kind of way. Certainly the two leads are enjoyable, each leaning into the quirkiness of the scenario based plotting of the story, and proving to have a decent amount of chemistry.
A solid, mid-budget blockbuster with a decent dose of escapism to fill out those early days of February
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