Director Matthew Vaughn’s newest film, Argylle, is a spy-comedy-action movie. The film has an impressive cast of well-known and beloved actors including Bryan Cranston, Henry Cavil, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Sam Rockwell. This talented cast gives an impressive performance.
The movie follows Elly Conway, an author of a successful series of spy novels named after its main character, Argylle. Conway is put in the crosshairs of real intelligence agents when they realize that her novels mirror the facts of their real operations.
Argylle offers a high-octane experience with cinematography on the same level as Matthew Vaughn’s other projects, such as the Kingsman movies.
A big twist will keep even jaded spy-thriller fans glued to the big screen. Spoiler alert: Conway’s novels are actually her memories from her time as an actual spy named Rachel Kylle who was brainwashed by Bryan Cranston’s character, Director Ritter, into believing that she is an author named Elly Conway.
Argylle is exciting, but there are some underdeveloped and even convoluted scenes. Conway quickly realizes that she was playing on both sides in her spy days. She switches sides, betraying first her partner, and then Director Ritter, only to rejoin her partner again mere minutes later. Her reason for betraying Ritter feels underdeveloped and makes this double twist confusing.
The cast is full of incredible actors, but some of them receive minimal screen time and feel inconsequential. Ariana DeBose’s character, Keira, lacks depth and initially comes across as a stereotypical hacker character. Her character feels insignificant because she only has one seen at the very beginning of the movie to showcase her abilities. In contrast, the other secret agents showcase their master hacker abilities throughout the film.Argylle is an exciting movie to watch casually on the big screen with fun set pieces and an interesting premise, but some key characters could use more on-screen development.
