When will Hollywood learn you can't just slap a bunch of famous faces on a poster and expect to make half a billion dollars? It's not the 90's anymore.
It wasn't a Matrix level plot or anything, but what made it ok was the effort put into it. they didn't cut corners and take so many short cuts in movies back in the day like they do now: most the of what you saw in movies back in the days was real so it all illicit real emotional response but these movies today, nothing (and I mean NOTHING) is real in them. The actors aren't even serious about performing in these movies now.. They just don't care because the whole industry is empty and hollow now.
Thanks for having the courage to point-out one of the most glaring failures of this film: Bryce Dallas-Howard physically looks like someone who may have been a spy, but was brainwashed for years and became a homebody novelist who prefers to stay home on weekends with her cat. She does not, however, look like someone who can instantaneously revert back to the full capability of her spy days, beat up people, and move with the speed of an athlete. ... I'll even take it one step further: Bryce looks great *for her weight* but DOES NOT look like someone who should be cramming herself into a hot gold dress... especially after we saw Dua Lipa wearing a shorter version of it at the beginning of the film. I hate and I like this film at the same time, nonetheless. It's bonkers, and that's a plus. But what probably sours me to it more is that Bryce is positioned in this film to be a social justice instrument to say that "big is beautiful...and active".
It's just the actresses' hubris and ego not wanting to look like Spiderman 3 or even Jurassic World 1. The script makes sense for those years, not this current post pandemic figure she has now.
I thought the Kingsman connection was so obnoxious. Matthew Vaughn has been trying to make Kingsman a thing for a decade and it's just not happening. His films keep getting worse.
its the CGI. the thing about spy movies is the LOCATIONS. You can't make a spy movie on a shoe string budget and dude's movies always have the worse CGI, and people ain't going for it, people aint stupid. I don't like those Kingsmen movie- none of em. I do like the style, that is one thing he does do well, he has a great sense of style, him and his homie Guy Richie. If he could keep his movies more on the earth, they would be much better. somebody need to tell that nigga to make a movie with absolutely no CGI, I bet that movie will do well. Check out that movie The Gentleman by his homie- thats the a good movie! Thats how dude should do it. Considering the cast that they had in this movie, it would have blew up if he kept it basic like the Gentleman is- plot driving, stylish and smart.
You're right about the Bryce Dallas Howard appearance stuff. She's always looked good, but I wasn't buying the abilities she supposedly has due to her current build.
From what i gather from the reviews is either you'll like it or hate it... but not love. And yes, long kiss goodnight is gooood! Just watch that everyone.
3.5 out of 5 for me. As soon as she goes blonde and looks like a mistake date in Wisconsin, I was done. Seriously, give her a green jacket, and you got a typical wisconsin chick.
Saw it with my folks. Dad fell asleep and was ornery because he didn't get what was happening, the moms actually liked it a lot. The Dallas Howard implausible physique thing might be brushed aside with that one smoke gunfight clip where instead of dancing they were just being goofy and shooting.
I'm gonna be honest, once I heard about the premise it sounded extremely lame. I love Cavill and the Argyle character looks really cool, but I want to watch a James Bond movie, not a Ian Fleming movie. You know what I mean?
I was at the theater watching a movie when I saw the trailer for this one. I couldn't describe the feel that I felt then but now I know what it was; annoyed. I was initially annoyed more than anything by this movie, annoyed at the fact that I was supposed to be excited for all of the same tropes that I've already seen in other, far better movies.. Everything about this movie is generic and I'm sick of these weak movies that are an attack on our intelligence. They throw a few great and beautiful actors in an extremely hollow movie and think thats enough, even the actors who are paid to convince us the movie is good (with their acting) can't even bother to get invested in it.. As soon as I saw the amazing cast I knew the movie was gonna be extremely transparent and shallow. They wasted the entire cast on this movie! They should have went for something hardcore and preposterous with a little bit of cheese and camp. They should've made like Friday the 13th of spy movies, where all these great actors are getting killed off in the most absurd and brutal ways..
I really enjoyed this movie. It was unexpectedly delightful. In a sea full of comic book movies and sequels, this was a raucous ride. I enjoyed every minute of its unapologetic camp.
how can you remain invested in a movie riddle with CGI? my brain is absolutely protesting the whole time when I see movies like this: something ain't right, something ain't right, something ain't right.. I can't check out when CG is everywhere. I remember when I was a kid and I saw Indiana Jones, I forgot I was watching a movie because it was all real, he was really dangling from a rope bridge over a river in India... Back in the days, they used to actually go to exotic locations and film a movie, now they simply go to a CGI dome and generate locations that is clearly fake.. The reality of the nature of movies is it is supposed to trick us into think what we see and feel is real, I guess it all comes down to the intellect of the audience.
@@abdulkhafidsulaymaanbecause most ppl aren't bothered by CGI. In fact most prefer it. Better than using those Muppets y'all want to bring back so bad. I'm sick of ppl blindly praising anything that has practical effects and hating on CGI heavy stuff. It's an artistic choice. Get over it and judge a movie based on characters, action, plot, etc. I was never bothered by the CGI. I was more or less bothered by the movie thinking it was funnier than what it was. Also Indiana Jones looks like a play lol. The movie feels like it's being shot on a set. We everything looks plastic and fake. That's the problem with practical effects is that they weren't ever convincing. They had to barely be shot because of you held the camera on them too long, ppl would see how fake they look. Ppl like to lie about old school movies and overrate them because they miss old school techniques and the past. But I remember showing a friend Jurassic park in 09, and he thought it looked fake. He thought the t rex looked like a big ass toy and would totally point out puppets and dolls that I couldn't see because I had nostalgia. So chill, stop hating on CGI and get over it.
my local theater hasn't sold a single ticket to any film, in SOOO LONG. people just dont see movies anymore where I live. hell, they dont even watch them when they are released online!!
Watched it last night. 5/10 for me. You made alot of good points Adam. Also lets not forget Jason Stathams oil fight in the Transporter. Long Kiss Goodnight is dope! Respect! -D.
I have the AMC three movie a week pass for a couple of months and I didn't even want to see this for 'free.' IDK I will see it on streaming. I don't care if I listened to your spoilers here. Like you when a movie is over 2 hours unless it is a rare gem a la Titanic or whatnot I am usually not that into it. BTW Bryce is hot as hell at a normal weight (not thin as hell Hollywood).
The first half is so so.The train stuff is kind of boring.The oil skating is amazing.The colored smoke dance gun shooting is amazing.The on the ship action is great.The twists are great.Yes, Bryce isn't skinny but i still believed in her action scenes.I loved the cat.I am happy it was pg 13.Vaughn's best film since X-men first class.The ending with Bryce at the book conference was anti climatic.The post credit scenes are confusing and should have been left on the cutting room floor.
Trailers turned me off and it just seemed like another action movie that wants to throw lame comedy in whenever it can. It makes me cringe actually. Great review for potential viewers though.
I saw it, very dumb. Would have much preferred to see Henry Cavill and John Cena's characters in a movie. The long kiss goodnight was excellent, Argyle just ripped that movie off, badly.
@@AdamDoesMovies it was a Kingsman tie-in. Some young kid goes to a Kingsman bar and gets (I forget, a gun I think). I forget who the young kid was supposed to be.
So happy to read comments and see that people saw exactly what I saw, I saw movie online and posted IMDB review before I even finished the movie, I loved beginning but when they sold her as a spy my jaw dropped then I naively assumed they will show her slimmer in a few months regaining her memory training and then she will kick ass (still stupid nowadays when 5ft female kicks huge dudes, with rare exceptions of Atomic Blonde) but as they put the baby rhino jumping and kicking I threw up in my mouth and typed 1 star review… laughable and disrespectful to the audience because they see us as drooling idiots who will consume any message shoved in our throats….
When will Hollywood learn you can't just slap a bunch of famous faces on a poster and expect to make half a billion dollars? It's not the 90's anymore.
Movie stars are no longer the main courses in movies, they are simply appetizers.
90s movies actually interesting posters.
Long Kiss Goodnight was a great movie. Definitely underrated.
It wasn't a Matrix level plot or anything, but what made it ok was the effort put into it. they didn't cut corners and take so many short cuts in movies back in the day like they do now: most the of what you saw in movies back in the days was real so it all illicit real emotional response but these movies today, nothing (and I mean NOTHING) is real in them. The actors aren't even serious about performing in these movies now.. They just don't care because the whole industry is empty and hollow now.
The definitive female badass movie to this day.
Thanks for having the courage to point-out one of the most glaring failures of this film: Bryce Dallas-Howard physically looks like someone who may have been a spy, but was brainwashed for years and became a homebody novelist who prefers to stay home on weekends with her cat. She does not, however, look like someone who can instantaneously revert back to the full capability of her spy days, beat up people, and move with the speed of an athlete. ... I'll even take it one step further: Bryce looks great *for her weight* but DOES NOT look like someone who should be cramming herself into a hot gold dress... especially after we saw Dua Lipa wearing a shorter version of it at the beginning of the film.
I hate and I like this film at the same time, nonetheless. It's bonkers, and that's a plus. But what probably sours me to it more is that Bryce is positioned in this film to be a social justice instrument to say that "big is beautiful...and active".
It's just the actresses' hubris and ego not wanting to look like Spiderman 3 or even Jurassic World 1. The script makes sense for those years, not this current post pandemic figure she has now.
I thought the Kingsman connection was so obnoxious. Matthew Vaughn has been trying to make Kingsman a thing for a decade and it's just not happening. His films keep getting worse.
its the CGI. the thing about spy movies is the LOCATIONS. You can't make a spy movie on a shoe string budget and dude's movies always have the worse CGI, and people ain't going for it, people aint stupid. I don't like those Kingsmen movie- none of em. I do like the style, that is one thing he does do well, he has a great sense of style, him and his homie Guy Richie. If he could keep his movies more on the earth, they would be much better. somebody need to tell that nigga to make a movie with absolutely no CGI, I bet that movie will do well. Check out that movie The Gentleman by his homie- thats the a good movie! Thats how dude should do it. Considering the cast that they had in this movie, it would have blew up if he kept it basic like the Gentleman is- plot driving, stylish and smart.
Yeah, seems like all he wants to do are Kingsman movies and nothing else. Dude used to be a good filmmaker.
They had to full cgi the skating scene because they couldnt find a stunt double with that body that can skate. No joke
😂😂😂😂😂
You're right about the Bryce Dallas Howard appearance stuff. She's always looked good, but I wasn't buying the abilities she supposedly has due to her current build.
She had her 2nd kid while they were making this. They should have just waited for her to get back in shape.
@@MrDman21 She had her second child in 2012....... and even when she shot jurassic world 3 during most of 2020 she already looked like this.
From what i gather from the reviews is either you'll like it or hate it... but not love.
And yes, long kiss goodnight is gooood! Just watch that everyone.
Yeah, the biggest suspension of disbelief for us was BDH doing the martial arts, etc. Just couldn’t buy it.
... who come up with these sort of ideas.. whoever it was I hope they ass got fired..
3.5 out of 5 for me. As soon as she goes blonde and looks like a mistake date in Wisconsin, I was done. Seriously, give her a green jacket, and you got a typical wisconsin chick.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 what do you have against Wisconsin, bro? 😂😂
Saw it with my folks. Dad fell asleep and was ornery because he didn't get what was happening, the moms actually liked it a lot. The Dallas Howard implausible physique thing might be brushed aside with that one smoke gunfight clip where instead of dancing they were just being goofy and shooting.
So this is what Hollywood thinks a cat-lady's power FANTASY looks like... Glad I didn't go watch it XD
STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS 💪 👏
I'm gonna be honest, once I heard about the premise it sounded extremely lame. I love Cavill and the Argyle character looks really cool, but I want to watch a James Bond movie, not a Ian Fleming movie. You know what I mean?
I was at the theater watching a movie when I saw the trailer for this one. I couldn't describe the feel that I felt then but now I know what it was; annoyed. I was initially annoyed more than anything by this movie, annoyed at the fact that I was supposed to be excited for all of the same tropes that I've already seen in other, far better movies.. Everything about this movie is generic and I'm sick of these weak movies that are an attack on our intelligence. They throw a few great and beautiful actors in an extremely hollow movie and think thats enough, even the actors who are paid to convince us the movie is good (with their acting) can't even bother to get invested in it.. As soon as I saw the amazing cast I knew the movie was gonna be extremely transparent and shallow. They wasted the entire cast on this movie! They should have went for something hardcore and preposterous with a little bit of cheese and camp. They should've made like Friday the 13th of spy movies, where all these great actors are getting killed off in the most absurd and brutal ways..
I legit decided to not go watch the movie because of the CGI cat flying up to the camera bit
I loved BDH and Sam Rockwell was fun. Some of the action was enjoyable. But I just couldn't care enough to either like it or hate it.
I watch every video Adam puts out just so I can hear him say "WWWWWHHHHHAAAATTTT!!!"
I really enjoyed this movie. It was unexpectedly delightful. In a sea full of comic book movies and sequels, this was a raucous ride. I enjoyed every minute of its unapologetic camp.
how can you remain invested in a movie riddle with CGI? my brain is absolutely protesting the whole time when I see movies like this: something ain't right, something ain't right, something ain't right.. I can't check out when CG is everywhere. I remember when I was a kid and I saw Indiana Jones, I forgot I was watching a movie because it was all real, he was really dangling from a rope bridge over a river in India... Back in the days, they used to actually go to exotic locations and film a movie, now they simply go to a CGI dome and generate locations that is clearly fake.. The reality of the nature of movies is it is supposed to trick us into think what we see and feel is real, I guess it all comes down to the intellect of the audience.
@@abdulkhafidsulaymaanbecause most ppl aren't bothered by CGI. In fact most prefer it. Better than using those Muppets y'all want to bring back so bad. I'm sick of ppl blindly praising anything that has practical effects and hating on CGI heavy stuff. It's an artistic choice. Get over it and judge a movie based on characters, action, plot, etc. I was never bothered by the CGI. I was more or less bothered by the movie thinking it was funnier than what it was.
Also Indiana Jones looks like a play lol. The movie feels like it's being shot on a set. We everything looks plastic and fake. That's the problem with practical effects is that they weren't ever convincing. They had to barely be shot because of you held the camera on them too long, ppl would see how fake they look. Ppl like to lie about old school movies and overrate them because they miss old school techniques and the past. But I remember showing a friend Jurassic park in 09, and he thought it looked fake. He thought the t rex looked like a big ass toy and would totally point out puppets and dolls that I couldn't see because I had nostalgia. So chill, stop hating on CGI and get over it.
Yep. You missed the fact that 'Argylle' and 'Kingsman' are set in the same universe.
my local theater hasn't sold a single ticket to any film, in SOOO LONG. people just dont see movies anymore where I live. hell, they dont even watch them when they are released online!!
I felt the exact same way you felt about this. Great video.
Samuel L Jackson is like the Where's Wally of the movies.
Nobody is mentioning the Beatles song they play over and over - a strangely bad choice. Actually all of the music in this is badly chosen.
Watched it last night. 5/10 for me. You made alot of good points Adam. Also lets not forget Jason Stathams oil fight in the Transporter. Long Kiss Goodnight is dope! Respect! -D.
Love Transporter 2!
A mess.....
Still debating on going, Dua Lipa is so fine!
Wait. Shouldn't her name be Argalle?
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I have the AMC three movie a week pass for a couple of months and I didn't even want to see this for 'free.' IDK I will see it on streaming. I don't care if I listened to your spoilers here. Like you when a movie is over 2 hours unless it is a rare gem a la Titanic or whatnot I am usually not that into it. BTW Bryce is hot as hell at a normal weight (not thin as hell Hollywood).
Red Notice cost over 200 mill,yes 60 mill for the main 3 actors,but it was a huge pile of shit.
The first half is so so.The train stuff is kind of boring.The oil skating is amazing.The colored smoke dance gun shooting is amazing.The on the ship action is great.The twists are great.Yes, Bryce isn't skinny but i still believed in her action scenes.I loved the cat.I am happy it was pg 13.Vaughn's best film since X-men first class.The ending with Bryce at the book conference was anti climatic.The post credit scenes are confusing and should have been left on the cutting room floor.
AI made it........
Careful, or somebody will comment on how great CGI is and how much practical FX look fake. 🤣
Trailers turned me off and it just seemed like another action movie that wants to throw lame comedy in whenever it can. It makes me cringe actually. Great review for potential viewers though.
The worst spy movie ever!
Bryce Dallas Howard is literally my dream woman and the most beautiful woman in the world
I felt really sad for BDH. So desperate.
I saw it, very dumb. Would have much preferred to see Henry Cavill and John Cena's characters in a movie. The long kiss goodnight was excellent, Argyle just ripped that movie off, badly.
Yeet yeet boys!
Everything in the movie, at least from the trailers I’ve seen, looks like cgi. Even the backgrounds in very mundane scenes looks like chi I hate cgi
Simply from the trailer you can see how awful it looks
No comment on the post-credit scene?
I didn't stick around. Didn't know it even had one!
@@AdamDoesMovies it was a Kingsman tie-in. Some young kid goes to a Kingsman bar and gets (I forget, a gun I think). I forget who the young kid was supposed to be.
How.... odd.
@@AdamDoesMovies Not odd. You and (some others) miss the whole point of the movie. It's set in the same universe as 'Kingsman'
It’s a very bad movie it’s ok you can say it’s bad
I liked it.
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This movie was hot garbage. Wanted to like it but the story was nonsensical and twists led nowhere
So happy to read comments and see that people saw exactly what I saw, I saw movie online and posted IMDB review before I even finished the movie, I loved beginning but when they sold her as a spy my jaw dropped then I naively assumed they will show her slimmer in a few months regaining her memory training and then she will kick ass (still stupid nowadays when 5ft female kicks huge dudes, with rare exceptions of Atomic Blonde) but as they put the baby rhino jumping and kicking I threw up in my mouth and typed 1 star review… laughable and disrespectful to the audience because they see us as drooling idiots who will consume any message shoved in our throats….