IMDb plot summary: A reclusive author who writes espionage novels about a secret agent and a global spy syndicate realizes that the plot of the new book she's writing starts to mirror real-world events in real time.
Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Stars Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Sam Rockwell.
Argyle is a spy action thriller featuring Bryce Dallas Howard as a woman who writes a series of spy novels that turn out to be a little too good at research -- to the point where she's predicting actual espionage conflicts in the real world. As a result, she is kidnapped by some of the real life counterparts of the organizations she writes about in her book. This film started off silly but enjoyable, and then devolved into silly but unenjoyable, at least for me. There are a couple of big twists throughout the film that are clearly supposed to be fun mind-blowing moments but they just strike me as goofy in a way that fights the suspension of disbelief I had already agreed to. As it went on and we learned the true backstory of so many different characters, I was less and less invested. By far the most engaging moments were the ones where we see simultaneous presentation of her interacting with her imaginary characters and their real-life counterparts. There was some really engaging and fun editing employed in those scenes. But overall what started with a great idea became kind of a dull movie that went on far too long.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Argylle (2024)
lost to The Sparks Brothers (#1998 → #1973)
beat Where Eagles Dare (#2994 → #2989)
lost to Rebecca (#2497 → #2494)
lost to Hamlet (#2745 → #2669)
beat The Limey (#2869 → #2860)
lost to Happy Christmas (#2807 → #2651)
lost to The Unsinkable Molly Brown (#2838 → #2702)
beat Whatever Works (#2853 → #3012)
beat Those Who Wish Me Dead (#2845 → #2846)
beat Grace of Monaco (#2841 → #2835)
beat Resident Evil (#2839 → #2833)
📊 Ranked #2706/4001 on my Flickchart
🎯 Flickscore™: 33
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