The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Name: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Released: August 14, 2015
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 56
Cast: Alicia Vikander, Armie Hammer, Christian Berkel, Elizabeth Debicki, Henry Cavill

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: August 14, 2015 | PG-13

Starring: Alicia Vikander, Armie Hammer, Christian Berkel, Elizabeth Debicki, Henry Cavill, Hugh Grant, Jared Harris, Luca Calvani, Sylvester Groth

Summary: In the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) are forced to put aside longstanding hostilities and team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclearIn the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) are forced to put aside longstanding hostilities and team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe. [Warner Bros.]… Expand

Director: Guy Ritchie

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 116 min

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Stephanie Zacharek

Aug 17, 2015

Though it's made with lots of modern tricks and technology, it's old-fashioned in the best sense, and not just because it's set in the Sixties. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Aug 10, 2015

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. plays a like a lower key, vintage edition of a “Mission: Impossible” movie. It’s a good movie with a great look. Read full review

Ty Burr

Aug 17, 2015

A celebration of a time when secret agents dressed impeccably, bantered with style, and had exceptionally cool toys. That the movie is almost instantly forgettable is part of the pleasure. Read full review

Empire Helen O'Hara

Aug 11, 2015

Cavill and Hammer are made for each other, but the film can’t always find the pyrotechnics to match their chemistry. Read full review

The Playlist Michael Arbeiter

Aug 11, 2015

Ritchie manages a promising first act. But at the whim of the action movie formula, and ostensibly nothing else, priorities shift as the story carries forward. When we’re asked later on to attend to escalating stakes and a dimming tone, we’re simply left wondering what happened to all the fun. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Aug 10, 2015

How is that Vikander, who played the robot in the recent (and worthwhile) "Ex Machina," was twice as lively and five times as human in that picture than in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.? Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Aug 13, 2015

It’s slow, lethargic, utterly lacking in charm and undeserving of the Cold War setting that is its best trait. Read full review

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Palaserece

Aug 14, 2015

It's not perfect, but it's definitely amazingly enjoyable. It's one of those action movies that doesn't take itself too seriously and is still incredibly fun to watch. Sure, a few things here and there could be improved by I thought it was refreshing to watch something that's funny, hasIt's not perfect, but it's definitely amazingly enjoyable. It's one of those action movies that doesn't take itself too seriously and is still incredibly fun to watch. Sure, a few things here and there could be improved by I thought it was refreshing to watch something that's funny, has action, and isn't trying to combo an angst filled drama into an action movie. So, very fun and very refreshing.… Expand

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talisencrw

Jan 18, 2016

I know Ritchie gets a lot of flak for being a Tarantino copyist, but I really enjoy the films of the Brit that I've seen so far. They're great fun and more enjoyable than the grim-a-thons that the James Bond, Mission: Impossible and Jason Bourne franchises have churned out, though I loveI know Ritchie gets a lot of flak for being a Tarantino copyist, but I really enjoy the films of the Brit that I've seen so far. They're great fun and more enjoyable than the grim-a-thons that the James Bond, Mission: Impossible and Jason Bourne franchises have churned out, though I love those as well. I thought the casting was a nice in-joke, pairing DC Comics' Superman with Marvel's Captain America, and I have loved Alicia Vikander's work since seeing her years ago in 'A Royal Affair'. I thought at the time she exuded both acting chops and sensuality out of every pore and would be a real monster if she ever went international--which she definitely has, both here and in 'Ex Machina'. Though I have never seen the TV series, I felt the camaraderie between the stars was refreshing, the car chases and other stunts were excellent, and, in a year most saturated with spy films (thankfully, for enthusiasts such as I), although it tanked at the box office, I for one hope it becomes a franchise. Why put the brakes on a good thing?...… Expand

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moviemom

Aug 14, 2015

Very enjoyable. I'm a chick and really enjoyed it, much more than Spy or magic mike this summer. i can say the 6 of us, 35 y.o. to 50 y.o women loved it. Thank god it wasn't MI with its jumped the shark plane scene or another superhero movie. i hope people will see it because I'd loveVery enjoyable. I'm a chick and really enjoyed it, much more than Spy or magic mike this summer. i can say the 6 of us, 35 y.o. to 50 y.o women loved it. Thank god it wasn't MI with its jumped the shark plane scene or another superhero movie. i hope people will see it because I'd love for WB to make another one. Critics seem to forget its OK to just have some fun at the movies.… Expand

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friz

Sep 4, 2015

While the film is not the most thoughtfully written in recent spy films, it has a sense that tends to leave us watching. Telling a more complex story, it takes this one with a great 1960s visual style that overtakes some of the films questionable themes. Its also fun, which calls for a goodWhile the film is not the most thoughtfully written in recent spy films, it has a sense that tends to leave us watching. Telling a more complex story, it takes this one with a great 1960s visual style that overtakes some of the films questionable themes. Its also fun, which calls for a good spy movie.… Expand

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Bikerjames

Aug 24, 2015

The casting was excellent, the chemistry between the three spies was there. There was humor thrown in here and there, some of it worked and some not so much. My favorite part of the film, however, was the look and style. Loved the 60s hairdos and clothes, the cars from the era, and theThe casting was excellent, the chemistry between the three spies was there. There was humor thrown in here and there, some of it worked and some not so much. My favorite part of the film, however, was the look and style. Loved the 60s hairdos and clothes, the cars from the era, and the exotic locations. The film pushes the line into camp without going overboard. All in all, not a masterpiece but a fun time at the movies.… Expand

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FilmPhonic

Aug 21, 2015

The tongue-in-cheek nature and iconic style of the early “Bond” films is a clear inspiration for Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’… and the key word here is “style”, the film drips with it and it often overpowers any substance and everything else.

From the clothes, cars and gadgets,The tongue-in-cheek nature and iconic style of the early “Bond” films is a clear inspiration for Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’… and the key word here is “style”, the film drips with it and it often overpowers any substance and everything else.

From the clothes, cars and gadgets, to the cinematographic contrast between a dreary divided Cold War Berlin and the vibrant sun-kissed panoramas of southern coastal Italy, great effort has been taken to bring to the screen a sense of style that’s rare in modern Spy films and can only be achieved with a movie that’s heavily anchored in genre and period.

We’ve come to expect a certain level of style from a Guy Ritchie film but without a tour-de-force central performance as in ‘Sherlock Holmes’, or an inventive and engrossing storyline like ‘Snatch’ , the result is an uneven film that although entertaining, offers little to an oversubscribed genre.

Aside from the obligatory opening action sequence, ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”features a slow-build first half that tries to infuse the characters and story with a comic tone which harks back to early “Bond”, with limited success, when the story and action picks-up, the film then changes tone to your typical modern Spy action film and any charm evaporates as the tension and action set-pieces ramp up.

Despite the lack of an engaging storyline or real chemistry between the two leads, not to mention the adequate if unmemorable performances from the rest of the cast, ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ has more than mere stylistic merits, managing to re-introduce a period in history which cemented the very notion of a Spy into the popular consciousness and that established the entire “Spy” sub-genre… and it looks good while doing so.

The Bottom Line…
Meticulously stylish, faithfully nostalgic and moderately entertaining, ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ takes the Spy sub-genre full-circle back to its roots while offering nothing particularly new, Warner Bros. will surely be hoping that Guy Ritchie has ignited a franchise to trouble the “Bond’s” and “Bourne’s” of this world.… Expand

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Broyax

Aug 29, 2018

Guy Ritchie singe Tarantino mais avec une couche d'humour rosbif périmé, ce qui donne un film aussi ragoûtant (oui, ça rime avec dégoûtant) que la boustifaille de la perfide Albion. Comme d'habitude, son film s'époumone rapidement, se perd en clichés et en clins d'oeil lourdingues usésGuy Ritchie singe Tarantino mais avec une couche d'humour rosbif périmé, ce qui donne un film aussi ragoûtant (oui, ça rime avec dégoûtant) que la boustifaille de la perfide Albion. Comme d'habitude, son film s'époumone rapidement, se perd en clichés et en clins d'oeil lourdingues usés jusqu'à la corde.

C'est de l'humour bobo branchouille (ou branchecouille comme on dit dans le bouchonnois) qui aime se regarder le nombril et rire de ses propres blagues comme un chiard qui vient de faire popo et qui revient tout fier le montrer à tout le monde. C'est aussi extrêmement prétentieux, ça fait des ronds de jambe et ça énerve prodigieusement, surtout que c'est comme ça pendant deux plombes...

Superman, le pauvre, s'est égaré dans cette chienlit dont le scénario entre les poncifs du film d'espionnage tutoie régulièrement à la fois la bêtise et le grotesque de ses situations toutes plus invraisemblables les unes que les autres. De toute façon, à part des conneries, il ne se passe rien dans cette grosse merdasse ridicule mais Guy Ritchie est coutumier du fait : il ose tout et c'est même à ça qu'on le reconnaît.… Expand

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