Argylle is the light hearted fun romp we all need in a too-serious world. Enjoy the goofiness, it's fun.
There is some very dumb writing at the beginning half hour of this film, but once you get past that the film loosens it's shackles and gives you a good time for the rest of its run time.
The idea behind the film is brilliant, you could tell everyone was having fun when doing this film. The one big criticism I have is there is some god awful CGI where it just wasn't necessary. Two characters spinning around in a circle? Just CGI the background to spin around wildly instead of the actors actually spin around themselves! They somehow managed to make the actual real life cat look fake almost all the time, I don't know how that's possible.
Bryce Dallas-Howard still can't be anything other than herself, but Sam Rockwell smashes it out of the park again. The action sequences are fun but also hampered by the ugly visual effects mentioned previously.
Go into this movie with an open mind, but knowing you're probably gonna have some good fun with it. It's no Casino Royale, but it doesn't want to be.
The idea behind the film is brilliant, you could tell everyone was having fun when doing this film. The one big criticism I have is there is some god awful CGI where it just wasn't necessary. Two characters spinning around in a circle? Just CGI the background to spin around wildly instead of the actors actually spin around themselves! They somehow managed to make the actual real life cat look fake almost all the time, I don't know how that's possible.
Bryce Dallas-Howard still can't be anything other than herself, but Sam Rockwell smashes it out of the park again. The action sequences are fun but also hampered by the ugly visual effects mentioned previously.
Go into this movie with an open mind, but knowing you're probably gonna have some good fun with it. It's no Casino Royale, but it doesn't want to be.
- sam_l_kay
- Feb 14, 2024