Review of Atomic Blonde (2017) by Ginak — 06 Aug 2017

I really wanted to like this movie, and was excited to see it, but I can’t recommend it. I can just catalog all the things that went wrong. First of all, the whole film was murky and the look (for me, at least) simply did not work.

I was not convinced that this was East Berlin at any time in its history. The direction was chaotic and the violence gratuitous, over-the-top, and sometimes actually silly. In what new spot could someone be stabbed, shot, or slashed? The plot was unnecessarily convoluted, and the final twist simply stupid and unconvincing.

Both Charlize Theron’s and James McAlvoy’s talents were completely wasted. Yes, Charlize Theron could be a convincing Bond, but please, not with this cloddish director. You need elegance and style to direct a Bond film.