Atomic Blonde
In 1989, MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) recounts the story of her mission to Berlin, where she was sent to retrieve a list of every spy working in the Soviet Union and to kill a double agent named Satchell who was responsible for the death of another MI6 agent.
It's a fine performance from Theron, whose depiction of the character is as ice cold as the bath she emerges from in one of the film's opening scenes. Regrettably she's let down by an uninspired script and clumsy storytelling which fails to build up any excitement or intrigue, two important facets of a spy thriller. It does feel like a waste of talents like John Goodman, James McAvoy and Toby Jones.
Instead we get a lot of action sequences soundtracked by 80s hits, with New Order, Nena and Queen all present and correct. One fight scene in a Berlin tower block is particularly visceral and highlights the gloom of the city in the Cold War period. This is director David Leitch's first film. He's previously been involved in stunt co-ordination and that experience shows in some of the picture's choreography. But one requires substance behind the aesthetics. While Atomic Blonde is a stylish film, it's so insubstantial as to be instantly forgettable.
It's a fine performance from Theron, whose depiction of the character is as ice cold as the bath she emerges from in one of the film's opening scenes. Regrettably she's let down by an uninspired script and clumsy storytelling which fails to build up any excitement or intrigue, two important facets of a spy thriller. It does feel like a waste of talents like John Goodman, James McAvoy and Toby Jones.
Instead we get a lot of action sequences soundtracked by 80s hits, with New Order, Nena and Queen all present and correct. One fight scene in a Berlin tower block is particularly visceral and highlights the gloom of the city in the Cold War period. This is director David Leitch's first film. He's previously been involved in stunt co-ordination and that experience shows in some of the picture's choreography. But one requires substance behind the aesthetics. While Atomic Blonde is a stylish film, it's so insubstantial as to be instantly forgettable.
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