Argylle
Argylle
Elly Conway, a reserved writer of spy stories who rarely ventures outside, finds her life entangled with actual secret service operations as the narratives she pens eerily mirror the operations of a menacing covert group. Aiden, professing to be an agent, intervenes to protect her from potential abduction or worse. Suddenly, Elly, along with her cherished feline, Alfie, find themselves navigating a shadowy realm filled with deceit and illusions.
Kevin Ward reviewedJuly 2, 2025
I have not read any reviews. Yet I can definitely sense the negative energy surrounding this film. Some of it’s understandable. I intentionally try to never watch trailers and somehow even I feel like I’ve seen this trailer a bazillion times, and there’s a lot of aspects of the marketing that feel a little bait and switch-y from the poster, to the book tie in. I would not even be surprised if it’s the marketing department themselves that started the rumor that Taylor Swift is secretly the author of the book.
All that being said, I had a really good time watching this. First and foremost, I loved Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell. Howard is delightful and charming, and I loved seeing her truly lead a big budget action thriller. Rockwell is always hilarious in my book. He always has this wild and unpredictable energy on screen that makes him magnetic to watch. The story and action are a massive mixed bag. Twists upon twists upon twists can sometimes make character motivations really seem nonsensical by the end. And the CGI is …… let’s say…..not very good. BUT I was willing to look past most of the suspect visuals because of the film knows not to take itself too seriously. The skating on oil and the smoke ballet are ludicrous, but I found them to be both creatively conceived and really fun in execution. I can admit that the runtime was waaay too long and Henry Cavill’s haircut may give me nightmares, but I really enjoyed this and I actually hope we get more regardless of whatever those credit sequences mean. Plus, my kids really enjoyed it which usually warrants some additional grace from me.