Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Movie Review: The Man From U.N.C.L.E


The Man From U.N.C.L.E  movie revels in the 1960s glory days of the Cold War. It was a popular television show that perhaps should have stayed on the small screen. Audiences are not embracing it, but I think you’ll be amused if you wait for DVD or streaming. Henry Cavill is Napoleon Solo, the oh so slick American agent. Armie Hammer is the stoic Russian spy. The two are first seen trying to kill each other in a mission. Then they find they are being assigned to work together to keep a nuke out of the hands of evildoers. Their key is Alicia Vikander, the daughter of a famous physicist who’s being held captive.  

Stylish clothes, stylish digs, fancy travel, and old fashioned teamwork keep the plot moving along. Then there’s an appearance by Hugh Grant as a British spy coordinator. His bumbling graciousness adds class to the project. The movie is very light and rather silly, but that’s okay. It pales next to Mission Impossible, but that’s okay. If you don’t want to think too hard, The Man From U.N.C.L.E is okay.

 

6 comments:

  1. I enjoyed the television series so I'll probably like the film. Not sure I'll get to the theater to see it though.

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    1. like I said, it's amusing. Armie makes "superman" look like a munchkin. It's fun to remember when there were no cell phones - how the heck did anything get done?

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  2. I remember the TV show. I will probably wait to see this on DVD, I think.

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  3. You're good about seeing and reading a range of materials, so that we don't have to. Smiles. I'm okay with that. Thank you, in fact.

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  4. I mean it is man from U.N.C.L.E we are talking about! Never was a serious heavy weight show. I was always more of a parody of the Mission Impossible type shows. Sometimes it is refreshing to watch some fun fluff! Thanks for the take on it!
    Life & Faith in Caneyhead

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    1. It was a parody. I wasn't. Well, I may be, but I'd be a parody of something else.

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