Review of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) by Nikolayg — 06 Dec 2015
I recall the 1960s TV show barely but viewed this without any regard for whether it's true to the TV show or not. The trailer for this movie misleadingly makes it look really good, but do not be fooled.
It is pretty mediocre until the last half hour. Henry Cavill is handsome but has zero personality in this, and that is a big big problem. The Russian guy is much better. I had thought the two would be competing for the woman's favor throughout to add a little fun pizzaz, but no.
Cavill shows no interest; it's as if he knows he's too boring for her. The whole film is done in a manner that is very stiff and rigid. Nothing really flows organically. I've never before seen a movie that was bad in the peculiar way that this movie is bad.
And of course like many films today, it was significantly too long given the amount of story it had to deliver. An hour and forty five minutes would have been plenty. They could have cut out a chunk in the middle.
If you are just dying to see a spy story and there's nothing else available, then rent this. Otherwise make another choice. The latest Mission Impossible or James Bond. I've seen them both and they both beat this.
This review of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) was written by Nikolayg on 06 Dec 2015.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. has generally received positive reviews.
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