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Matthew Vaughn Says Critics Were ‘Vitriolic’ Over ‘Argylle’ and the Bad Reviews ‘Took Me By Surprise’: ‘We Didn’t Make “Citizen Kane,” but F—ing Hell’
"Argylle" director Matthew Vaughn was disappointed by critics hating his spy comedy.
The film, backed by Apple and released theatrically by Universal, intended to start a franchise and starred Bryce Dallas Howard as a reclusive spy novelist thrust into a real world of espionage. “Fuck yeah,” Vaughn responded when asked if the extremely negative “Argylle” reviews were disappointing to read. We didn’t make ‘Citizen Kane,’ but fucking hell, then the reviews came out and I’m like, ‘Wait, what have I done to offend these people?’ They were vitriolic.
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