75% on Rotten Tomatoes
Chloe's thoughts: It's alright;
Watch it in cinemas;
Low-energy entertainment
Watch it if you: Want to see some amazing and violent action sequences;
Want an action spy film where the plot isn't amazing;
Are a fan of Charlize Theron
MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton is sent to Berlin to recover an important document now fallen into the hands of Russian enemies. With the Berlin wall about to fall, tensions in the city are high as she tries to navigate her way through the mission while trusting no one.
With her stunning looks and amazing action role in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), I am a huge fan of Charlize Theron. So to have a movie where she is an absolute babe AND she kicks ass, was like hitting the jackpot.
Firstly, the film was sold on it's 80s/90s vibe through both the visuals and the soundtrack. I actually did really love this because not only was the soundtrack great, but the film as a whole looked really great. From Charlize's stylistic black and white wardrobe, to the neon colours and style of directing, this film was visually very pleasing and good to watch especially in cinemas.
Secondly, it was sold as an action film, and I have to say this is the part of the film that really, truly, delivers. The action scenes were fantastic here because they just seemed SO realistic. I don't really know what this word means, but I think it applies to this film: visceral. It feels like this film could be described as really visceral because of the fight sequences. Whenever someone gets hit, this movie doesn't play out like a Bond film where everyone dodges punches classily, still looks suave when delivering a hard-hitting suckerpunch, and a sexy lower lip cut is the most damage your opponent can inflict on you.
No, in Atomic Blonde, when you get hit, you really get hit.
If you're thrown against the wall, you're going to have problems getting back up to fight again, and if you hit your opponent on the head with a chair, your back is going to be really sore and your opponent is going to struggle to stand up straight again.
The action scenes are also filmed in really cool long takes, which just adds to the realism. I'd like to think that Fury Road played a part in Charlize Theron's producing of this film, and that she drew inspiration from those fight scenes for this movie. I'm so happy she's doing more action stuff, and look forward to her next action role.
But, alas, as with most blockbusters, the storyline wasn't the best. I wish they just kept it as a simple spy movie, but they just had to add in all these really complex and different elements to make it interesting, but for me it was really hard to follow even from the beginning. It also started to get a bit boring and felt like it was being dragged out, especially how the film had like 3 different endings à la Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
But just because the plot wasn't that great, doesn't mean the film was bad. It was still great eye candy because of Charlize Theron's fashion and fighting, it had a great soundtrack, and it was just a lot of fun to watch.
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