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| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
Cast
Cast overview, first billed only:
Henry Cavill Henry Cavill ...
Solo
Armie Hammer Armie Hammer ...
Illya
Cast overview, first billed only:
Henry Cavill Henry Cavill ...
Solo
Armie Hammer Armie Hammer ...
Illya
Alicia Vikander Alicia Vikander ...
Gaby
Elizabeth Debicki Elizabeth Debicki ...
Victoria
Luca Calvani Luca Calvani ...
Alexander
Storyline
In the 1960s with the Cold War in play, CIA agent Napoleon Solo successfully helps Gaby Teller defect to West Germany despite the intimidating opposition of KGB agent Illya Kuryakin. Later, all three unexpectedly find themselves working together in a joint mission to stop a private criminal organization from using Gaby's father's scientific expertise to construct their own nuclear bomb. Through clenched teeth and stylish poise, all three must find a way to cooperate for the sake of world peace, even as they each pursue their own agendas. Written by Kenneth Chisholm
Did You Know?
Trivia
Henry Cavill admitted that he was very relieved to not have a shirtless scene in this movie after a string of movies where he had to be in top shape. Cavill said that he was glad to focus on his performance for once and not his physique, which he said took an enormous amount of work to present on screen.
User Reviews
At this rate I'll have to see all of Ritchie's films
14 August 2015 | by socrates99 (Champaign, IL)
Remembering the TV show, just barely, I remember I liked Illya a little better than Napoleon. That hasn't changed in this far better version. This movie is a joy and I either smiled or laughed through the whole thing. There is no way they're not making a sequel.
Guy Ritchie's direction is assured and far more clever and entertaining than his current rivals. And his eye for casting, assuming it was his doing, is impeccable. I particularly appreciated Alicia Vikander who was dreamy enough in Ex Machina. Here she does a little dance in one scene that went indelibly into my do not erase memory.
Cavill and Hammer make an unexpectedly good team. And though I was a little partial to Hammer's performance, Cavill has a flair for comedy that I haven't known about. Oddly enough, Hugh Grant who appears briefly, is a proved asset but seems a little out of place.
All in all though this is a fun movie and not to be missed.
