The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is an upcoming spy-fi action comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie and co-written by Lionel Wigram, based on the 1964 MGM television series of the same name created by Sam Rolfe. The film stars Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Elizabeth Debicki, Alicia Vikander, and Hugh Grant. The film will be released on August 14, 2015.
Set against the backdrop of the early 1960s period of the Cold War, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. centers on U.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin. The two team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find her and prevent a worldwide catastrophe.
Thanks @Ixi for posting this in the upcoming thread, I thought this had it's own long time ago, turns out it didn't.
Awesome Bond/NOLF/Kingsman vibes there
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Haha yup! I got all the good vibes too. Had to stop watching the trailer at some point because 5 minutes were an eternity (of spoilers), but it's looking good. I can see Henry Cavill becoming the next Bond in the future, he'd fit like a glove^^
It's a solid flick. Nice side of the 50-60s spy things
Rather good humor and action. Suffers a few pacing issues but other than that I do recommend it.
I'm going today. I hope Ritchie didn't screwed up.
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I haven't seen a single episode from the original series and I don't know how much of the flick was the tribute to it. First of all the feel and style of 50/60s was top notch. The action was rather light and ranged from good to ok, really no outstanding firefights or spectacular explosions.
The actors were good in their roles and Alicia Vikander was smoking hot.
But over all it lacked something it was solid but not gangster Ritchie good. There were only two gimmicky scenes that can be trademarked to him. There were a lot of and I mean a lot of (hence tribute?) tight shots and close ups. I wished for more "russia is greatest" talks from Illya/Hammer (there were a lot of humor in it) but they were practically cut off after half of the film.
I wished for some more clever shots but they never happened.
Over all a solid but lacking somehow spy movie.
6.9/10
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I enjoyed it. Surprisingly comical and a bit slow at times but it was entertainment throughout. I was impressed with the great camera work and stylish editing. Apparently David Beckham has a small role in the movie but I think I blinked and missed it!
Such a wasted opportunity. They've got the feel right, had an awesome OST, great re-creation of the era and yet they've failed in one very important aspect: storytelling
I thought it was highly enjoyable, and genuinely funny when it wanted to be funny. I think I liked this more than Kingsman, although it's not really the same.
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Had to stop watching the trailer at some point because 5 minutes were an eternity (of spoilers), but it's looking good. I can see Henry Cavill becoming the next Bond in the future, he'd fit like a glove^^
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