Atomic Blonde

 Atomic Blonde 2017

• Director: David Leitch
• Based on the novel: no
• Cast: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Toby Jones, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, Bill Skarsgård
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Charlize Theron – Snow White the Huntsman Winter’s War, Mad Max Fury Road, Prometheus, The Road, Battle in Seattle, North Country, Monster, Sweet November, Cider House Rules, The Astronaut’s Wife
• James McAvoy – X-Men etc, Glass, Split, Victor Frankenstein, Filth, The Last Station, Wanted, Atonement, Becoming Jane, Wanted, Starter for 10, The Last King of Scotland, Macbeth Re-Told, Inside I’m Dancing, Bright Young Things, White Teeth
• John Goodman – Inside Llewyn Davis, Dancing on the Edge, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Artist, My First Mister, O Brother Where Art Thou?,  Barton Fink, Sea of Love, Punchline, Raising Arizona
• Toby Jones – The Snowman, The Hunger Games, The Man Who Knew Infinity, My Week with Marilyn, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, St Trinian’s 2, Creation, Frost/Nixon, The Mist, Amazing Grace, Infamous, Mrs Henderson Presents, Finding Neverland, Ladies in Lavender, Hotel Splendide, Joan d’Arc, Naked, Orlando
• Eddie Marsan – The Gentlemen, Their Finest, River, God’s Pocket, River, Filth, The World’s End, Sherlock Holmes 1&2, Tyrannosaur, Merlin, Heartless, Happy-Go-Lightly, V for Vendetta, Vera Drake, 21 Grams, Gangs of New York
• Bill Skarsågård – Simon och ekarna, I rymden finns inga känslor
• Why? James McAvoy.
• Seen: 2 July 2021.      

       Berlin 1989. The Wall etc. This is not a completely true story.

       I don’t generally like spy films, but I do like James McAvoy and Eddie Marsan. Charlize Theron isn’t bad either and here she looks like Debbie Harry in very classy spy clothing. All the clothes are cool as is the music and the visuals. Too bad the story is boring, and McAvoy and Theron are unsavoury types. But the film picks up in the second half and ends up being quite intelligent. OK, OK from 2* it pulls itself up to a reluctant

 

3 ½ * of 5