Argylle (2024)

This movie was a hell of a lot of fun, at least up to a certain point where it all falls apart. I still enjoyed it, though. In the vein of Romancing the Stone and The Lost City, a mousy novelist who writes about spies soon finds herself embroiled in a real-life espionage mission. It has some great action set-pieces, especially that fun bullet ballet with all the colored smoke (which was oddly romantic and visually satisfying). The production also quickly scooped up the last-ever Beatles song ("Now & Then") as its musical centerpiece. I would call this movie stylish and cheesy, in the best possible way. But fuck it, I liked it. I'm even down with their future plans to try and fold it into the larger Kingsman universe (as long as its poor performance doesn't get it cancelled first).

3 whirlybirds out of 5