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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
Bad Uncle
This certainly is nothing like the TV series. In fact, the title could just as easily have been "The Man From C.I.A" or somewhere else. One of the main problems is that director Guy Ritchie keeps the action (and other stuff) so distant you really don't get inside on things. Example: Kiryakan just sits there on and on and on during speedboat chase - and then the climax is away and nearly off screen. The end raid is done in multiple split screen shots that remove the viewer from involvement and (though not true) feels like stock footage was used and this is a way of covering it up. There is very little charisma between Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer. I felt Armie Hammer had almost no personality whatsoever. The disposition of the main enemy is not really handled well, and the ending goes too long afterwards. I also felt that there definitely did not need to be so much revelation of negative things in Solo's past.
Man from Reno (2014)
Very Good & Should Have Wider Play, except...
Just seen on big theatre screen. Excellent, well done suspense story, and should have had wider distribution except... 1) After the pre-title powerful open the movie drags due to far too much mostly dull character development (with a lot of just talk) that should have been cut. 2) The end goes on and on and on; the there are too many scenes that could have been handled more rapidly or the scenes cut down in length. There is a feel of a whole bunch of "false endings" before the movie finally ends. It's a shame, because this movie was definitely was ripe for much bigger theatre distribution. Still, be sure to catch it if you can, especially on a big theatre screen.