Argylle’s charm starts to unravel as it succumbs to the weight of its convolutions.
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Rating: 4/10
“Argylle” is a new spy movie that tries to stand out by being fun and full of action from the start. Sadly, it gets too complicated and drags on longer than it should, which spoils the fun. The movie kicks off with a lot of excitement, showing us the main character, Argylle, who's cool and confident, getting through tricky situations and risky moves with ease. But as the story gets more complex, the movie begins to lose steam.
What starts as an enjoyable spy flick starts to feel like hard work as the plot gets too twisted and confusing. The humor and the cool action that we liked at first don't hit the same when the story gets more and more mixed up. Even the big action parts start to feel like too much, especially a car chase in the middle of the movie that just keeps going and going. It's these parts where the movie feels stuffed and could have used some cutting down to keep the excitement alive.
One of the biggest problems with “Argylle” is that it thinks viewers will be okay with a story that doesn't make much sense. The twists in the movie, instead of making it better, often seem fake and leave us wondering what's going on. Characters make decisions that defy logic, and the plot twists, which are presumably intended to shock and awe, instead evoke a sense of bewilderment at their sheer randomness.
On top of that, the movie tries to be funny, but sometimes the jokes don't match the dangerous situations the characters are in. This makes it hard to tell if the movie is trying to make fun of spy movies or if it's trying to be a serious spy movie itself. In the end, when the movie should be wrapping things up neatly, it just makes things more muddled.
The big final battle, which should have been the best part, falls flat because the movie already went overboard with too many other scenes, leaving us more tired than excited. To sum it up, Argylle could have been a cool new spy movie, but it's let down because it didn't cut out the unnecessary parts and didn't stay focused. It would have been much better if it was shorter and got to the point more. As it is, Argylle shows that sometimes, less is indeed more.
