Argylle - Budget of $200 million - 2 hours and 19 minutes
Elly Conway reads excerpts from her beloved Argylle series at a book signing. During the Q&A, a fan questions Elly about the release date for the fifth book. Elly promises the fifth book in the series is almost complete. Elly returns home to her cat, Alfie, and types the last chapter in the book. She sends the book to her mother, Ruth, before bed.
Elly wakes up and video calls Ruth for Ruth's opinion. Ruth thinks the book is compelling but doesn't like the ending. After Agent Argylle escapes his nemesis, LaGrange, with the help of his tech expert, Kira, LaGrange kills Kira. LaGrange rides away on a motorcycle. Argylle can't catch up to LaGrange and calls his partner, Agent Wyatt, to stop her. Wyatt halts LaGrange's getaway and holds her for Argylle. She exposes their boss, Ritter, as the mole in the Directive before sacrificing herself. There is a master file in London of all the double agents, and Argylle will fly there to get it. And that's how the book ends. Elly calls it a cliffhanger, but Ruth says it's a copout. She wants Elly to write another chapter about Argylle going to London for the list. Ruth offers to fly to Elly and help Elly focus.
Elly makes a last-minute decision to take a train to her parents' home because she hates flying. She puts Alfie in a cat pack and tries to hide from onlookers. A man sits across from Elly and attempts to converse with her, but she politely brushes him off. After a while, the man, Aidan, recognizes her and openly admires her work. Then, he warns the next fan will attack her. When he gives the signal, Elly should hold on and not let go. In the blink of an eye, Aidan battles several spies on the train and overcomes them all. He gives Elly the signal as he opens the emergency door on the train and they parachute out. Elly passes out on the way down.
Elly wakes up in Aidan's safe house. The authentic Directive intercepted Elly's manuscript because some of her stories materialized. Elly chalks it up to extensive research. However, the Directive thinks Elly is the key to finding the master list the tech wizard hid inside a silver bullet flash drive (FTC Affiliate Disclaimer). The actual Agent Argylle was on his way to retrieve it in London. However, the agent went missing. No one can find him or the flash drive. Aidan wants Elly to use her writing skills and write the next chapter to predict what happened to the agent and the master list. Elly doesn't think she can, but she has no choice. The Directive wants her to do the same thing, but they will kill her when Elly finishes. Can Elly write for her life like she does for her fans?
This movie's vigorous start has sexy dances, car chases, and battles. Then, it switches to Elly's quiet life. Viewers watch her dream up her character's situations, dialogue, and backstory. For Elly, these characters are a part of her. Not only words on a page. The film hits its comical stride when Aidan approaches Elly on the train. He helps Elly overcome her apprehensions while maintaining a quick wit for his enemies. And the script provides several big twists to pique your interest. However, the final fight scene is ridiculous and borders on a sad rom-com. The director tried to have a James Gunn's Harley Quinn Escape moment but couldn't pull it off. Instead of having a final battle with two strong characters like the Kingsman, the director settled on an overblown love story. This scene distracts from the audience's suspense and gives you the urge to leave. However, the movie has one mid-credits scene to tie in with the director's other films.
I give it 3 out of 5 stars
Regret for time wasted is wasting more time - Ritter
It's a perfect name for a cool cat - Alfie
I could've been the next Steve Jobs - Kira
You're the author. Your wish is my command - Argylle
Ice cold - Wyatt
Is someone sitting there - Elly
Is there enough oxygen in there - Aidan
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