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Cool, Classy Movie
posted by Maria KellySTAFFMOD on May 15, 2017 at 5:54 PM
I was intrigued when I heard that Guy "I was married to Madonna and lived to talk about it" Ritchie was making a movie version of the 1960's tv spy series. I only saw the show in reruns in the 1970's, but I liked it, and David McCullum was really cute.
I did get a bit worried when I read that Ritchie wasn't too enamored with the show, but wanted to make an origin story. It turned out great. Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer were good as Napoleon Solo and Illuya Kurachin are great, Alicia Vikander was cool, and last but not least, my hunny-bunny Hugh Grant as Alexander Waverley was, well, very Hugh Grantish. I recommend it.
------Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night-----
Reply by tmdb13060682
on May 15, 2017 at 8:04 PM
The casting was great, and the story was entertaining.
They're talking about a sequel, even though it was not the huge Box Office success they hoped for.
Reply by Maria Kelly
on May 15, 2017 at 10:32 PM
Excellent! Thanks for letting me know.
Reply by AusFem
on May 15, 2017 at 11:03 PM
I remember the old Man from Uncle tv series and loved it. In saying that I really enjoyed this movie too. The Macgyver remake not so much.
Reply by Renovatio
on May 16, 2017 at 1:18 AM
i just wish they'd start shooting this on film... would really work aesthetically...
armie hammer was surprisingly good in this... didnt expect that... cavill & vikander are solid as usual...
also, i loved the innuendo throughout the movie... lots of fun... and it worked...
Reply by Maria Kelly
on May 16, 2017 at 11:30 AM
@ausfem and @Renovatio : I really hope that the sequel is as good as this one was. I especially can't wait to see Hugh Grant play Waverley again!
------Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night------
Reply by tmdb23156637
on December 20, 2017 at 12:22 PM
Ritchie did a MUCH better job creating an entertaining movie here than did Wright when he foisted "Baby Driver" on us.
I wasn't expecting greatness, just good fun and decent action. Mission Rather Accomplished, if I do say so. Compared to the dreadful "Salt," which I viewed for the 1st time recently out of sheer curiosity, "The Man from UNCLE" is quite the Xmas cracker.
Reply by Maria Kelly
on December 20, 2017 at 1:19 PM
@BluHex : I quite liked Salt, but I totally agree about TMFU. I can't wait for the sequel!
Reply by revengine
on February 13, 2024 at 6:48 AM
I recently heard about Cavil and Ritchie teaming up again for The Ministry For Ungentlemanly Warfare so I thought I'd give this another watch. It's a shame it didn't do better financially - I think a sequel would have been good but ah well.
Reply by Philippe LeMarchand
on February 13, 2024 at 9:47 AM
I thought it was an entertaining spy caper but an awful U.N.C.L.E. movie.