Review of Atomic Blonde (2017) by Shpostal — 04 Aug 2017

Talk about a dud where no spoiler alerts are necessary. "Atomic Blonde" is exactly what you would expect: a James Bond style shallow character in the form of Charlize Theron, who predictably goes to East Berlin just immediately before the wall comes down to track down "The List", a dossier the Soviet Union, Britain and the U.

S. agents would all love to get their greedy little mitts on before the wall falls. The movie has its moments as far as setting, and the potential for a fairly gripping spy drama, but it's never approached.

Not even the usually great James McAvoy can save this dog. Besides the ridiculous notion that one blonde superspy can literally kick the asses of every bad guy behind the Iron Curtain, dodge every bullet, and generally wreak havoc all over Hell, Theron is about as exciting to watch as toadstools growing in my yard after a good rain.

Her delivery is deadpan, and absolutely unconvincing as well, anything. It's just cheesecake with nothing going for it except a few sex scenes, and McAvoy's attempts to at least act compelling. Bang, blow up, run, show off your butt, rinse and repeat.

Theron is a dud and this movie makes you yearn for something more believable, like one of the "Fast and Furious" movies. It's that low.