Atomic Blonde Film Review: You'll hope you never meet Charlize Theron down a dark ally!
This is an action spy thriller, cert 15 for violence and strong language.
Set in Germany (Berlin) in 1989 with a female 'Bond' character and 'John Wick' style action fighting sequences. Produced by and staring Charlize Theron, who portrays a British spy with an authentic 'Joanna Lumley' type accent. Her mission is to fly to Berlin and bring back her dead colleague (who we see killed in the opening sequence), and recover a microfilm containing secret agent details hidden in a C.F.Bucherer watch. The plot narrative is a little clichéd but that didn't bother me.
While in Berlin she works with another field based agent though she's never sure if he can be totally trusted. Our heroine is intensely physical, smart and beautiful, even after suffering a black eye and heavy bruising from fights with dozens of big, strong, armed enemies.
The film won't win any Oscars but is tense and gripping with a great 80's sound track (though strangely no Blondie tracks were included).
I enjoyed and recommend.
8/10.
Set in Germany (Berlin) in 1989 with a female 'Bond' character and 'John Wick' style action fighting sequences. Produced by and staring Charlize Theron, who portrays a British spy with an authentic 'Joanna Lumley' type accent. Her mission is to fly to Berlin and bring back her dead colleague (who we see killed in the opening sequence), and recover a microfilm containing secret agent details hidden in a C.F.Bucherer watch. The plot narrative is a little clichéd but that didn't bother me.
While in Berlin she works with another field based agent though she's never sure if he can be totally trusted. Our heroine is intensely physical, smart and beautiful, even after suffering a black eye and heavy bruising from fights with dozens of big, strong, armed enemies.
The film won't win any Oscars but is tense and gripping with a great 80's sound track (though strangely no Blondie tracks were included).
I enjoyed and recommend.
8/10.
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