The Man From U.N.C.L.E Movie & Blu-ray Review

TWO SWORN ENEMIES. ONE COMMON MISSION.

At the height of the Cold War in the early 1960s, Illya Kuryakin must put aside longstanding hostilities to stop a mysterious international criminal organization bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of world power. With only one lead, the agents race to find a vanished German scientist who is the key to infiltrating the organization in this cool, stylish action-adventure from director Guy Ritchie.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Henry Cavill	...	Solo
	Armie Hammer	...	Illya
	Alicia Vikander	...	Gaby
	Elizabeth Debicki	...	Victoria
	Luca Calvani	...	Alexander
	Sylvester Groth	...	Uncle Rudi
	Hugh Grant	...	Waverly
	Jared Harris	...	Sanders

 

 PG-13     Running time 116 mins 

Special Features: 

The Guys from U.N.C.L.E: A part-making of, a part Travelogue all-attitude look behind the curtain.

Spyvision: Recreating the '60s cool: The music, the clothes, the design, the cars.... the '60s have always been the coolest era. 

PLUS a higher class of hero, Metisse Motorcycles: proper- and very British a man of extraordinary talents U.N.C.L.E: on-set spy

My Review 

Adapted from the show of the same name, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. takes us to the peak of the cold war in the 1960’s where CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) are forced to put aside their differences in order to stop a mysterious criminal super power from destabilizing the fragile peace that exists in the world.

I may be one of the few people who did not have a big problem with this movie. I found it really enjoyable and fun / Funny. Then again I didn't go into the movie knowing anything about the tv show or what to expect. Could is have been shaped into a better film? Possibly but I still really liked it for what it was. 

Guy Ritchie directs action well enough, the narrative did a fairly good job at delivering a complex spy era plot.  It has a lot of fun moments in the movie.  Henry Cavill is fun as the roguish Napoleon Solo buying into the 60’s playboy vibe with aplomb while Armie Hammer as Kuryakin and the vivacious Alicia Vikander as Gaby add some good flavour to the screen, The only problem I had with it was the end scene I felt was a little bland setting it up for a possible sequel but not leaving me craving a sequel. Over all I'd still have to give this movie 7 stars out of 10. I know a lot of you won't agree with that but. Try just watching the movie not expecting to much and enjoy it for what it is 

The Man From U.N.C.L.E Blu-ray unboxing