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‘Argylle’ Review: Sam Rockwell Steals Matthew Vaughn’s Twisty Spy Thriller Lock, Stock And Barrel


Oscar winner Sam Rockwell probably isn’t anyone’s idea of a suave secret agent, but that seems to be just the point for director Matthew Vaughn who cast the actor against type and let h…

The picture actually opens with a sequence that looks like it is right out of a Bond movie as we meet suave spy Argylle ( Henry Cavill), his bestie Wyatt ( John Cena), and alluring blonde Lagrange (Dua Lipa) as they get caught up in a cat and mouse game in slick luxurous surroundings that all build to a dance to the death. Beware: this is a plot full of characters who may not be who they seem at first and Vaughn and his screenwriter Jason Fuchs don’t seem to care if any of the ever-twisting turns of their story make coherent sense or not because the key is just to keep this thing moving along. Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O’Hara, Henry Cavill, Sofia Boutella, Dua Lipa, Ariana Debose, John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson, Richard E. Grant, Chip

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