Spy Lorraine is sent to Berlin in 1989, just as the wall is coming down, to investigate the death of another agent and retrieve the list of double agents he was carrying. Teaming with the embedded Berlin station chief, Lorraine finds deception at every turn.
Charlize Theron (Lorraine), James McAvoy (David), Eddie Marsan (Spyglass), John Goodman (Kurzfeld), Toby Jones (Eric Gray), James Faulkner ©, Roland Moller (Bremovych), Sofia Boutella (Delphine), Bill Skarsgard (Merkel).
Atomic Blonde is a story about a story as spy Lorraine recounts for her bosses her efforts to retrieve a lost list of double agents. As she tells her story, the film flashes back and forth between her time in Berlin and her debriefing, eventually tying everything together. Along the way there is plenty of good action and adventure, married to a plot with some depth. What the film doesn't have is a good ending, feeling rather flat and lifeless in the last few minutes.
Acting was good with Theron selling it pretty well as an action hero. McAvoy was solid and felt very engaged in his role. Goodman and Jones, while in smaller roles, still delivered well. Boutella and Skarsgard were nice additions, adding some depth to the story. The remainder of the cast was solid and enjoyable.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are solid and well done with an authentic feel. Action scenes are brutally intense and for the most part have a realistic feel. Dialogue is enjoyable with reasonable depth. Sound and soundtrack are awesome with plenty of European based 80's music hits.
While Atomic Blonde is a solid spy action film, it is the action and music rather than the plot that keep this one alive. If intense action peppered with some sexuality and a mild plot are your thing, this film is for you! Theron and McAvoy fans will likely enjoy this the most.
With plenty of intense non-stop bloody exhausting violence, nudity, sexuality, more violence, gore, foul language, more gore and violence, drugs, alcohol, so save this one for the oldest teens and above.
Released: 2017
Reviewed: 2.8.18
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Genre: Action & Adventure, Crime Action, Mystery, Action Thriller, Spy films
copyright ©2018 Dave Riedel
Charlize Theron (Lorraine), James McAvoy (David), Eddie Marsan (Spyglass), John Goodman (Kurzfeld), Toby Jones (Eric Gray), James Faulkner ©, Roland Moller (Bremovych), Sofia Boutella (Delphine), Bill Skarsgard (Merkel).
Atomic Blonde is a story about a story as spy Lorraine recounts for her bosses her efforts to retrieve a lost list of double agents. As she tells her story, the film flashes back and forth between her time in Berlin and her debriefing, eventually tying everything together. Along the way there is plenty of good action and adventure, married to a plot with some depth. What the film doesn't have is a good ending, feeling rather flat and lifeless in the last few minutes.
Acting was good with Theron selling it pretty well as an action hero. McAvoy was solid and felt very engaged in his role. Goodman and Jones, while in smaller roles, still delivered well. Boutella and Skarsgard were nice additions, adding some depth to the story. The remainder of the cast was solid and enjoyable.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are solid and well done with an authentic feel. Action scenes are brutally intense and for the most part have a realistic feel. Dialogue is enjoyable with reasonable depth. Sound and soundtrack are awesome with plenty of European based 80's music hits.
While Atomic Blonde is a solid spy action film, it is the action and music rather than the plot that keep this one alive. If intense action peppered with some sexuality and a mild plot are your thing, this film is for you! Theron and McAvoy fans will likely enjoy this the most.
With plenty of intense non-stop bloody exhausting violence, nudity, sexuality, more violence, gore, foul language, more gore and violence, drugs, alcohol, so save this one for the oldest teens and above.
Released: 2017
Reviewed: 2.8.18
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Genre: Action & Adventure, Crime Action, Mystery, Action Thriller, Spy films
copyright ©2018 Dave Riedel
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