Atomic Blonde (2017)
Rated R
Starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, Eddie Marsan, John Goodman, Toby Jones, Roland Moller
Directed by David Leitch
The Story:
Agent Broughton (Theron) is the best in the business, and that business is spying. It's the height of the Cold War, and a list of double agents has gone missing, and she must travel to Berlin to retrieve it before it falls into the wrong hands. Naturally, she shouldn't trust anyone...
How do you make an 80s action thriller spy movie for a 21st century audience?
You turn James Bond into Jane Bond, and set the screen ablaze with something the audience hasn't seen before.
Except the whole list of double agents things was played out long before the 90s even ended, so it seems all so familiar, no matter how much action and great soundtrack they attach to it.
Or maybe I'm jaded because it was as good as the trailer indicated, but didn't rise to be any better than that.
Can I really blame a movie for simply repeating what has come before, 100s of times? It's not their fault the audience has seen them all already, so it's hard to reinvent the genre.
Theron makes a great action star, and I won't lie and say I won't be back again if there's a sequel.
Hopefully, there will simply be a bit more to the story to really stand out and make it a must see affair the next time around.
Final Grade: C+
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