Man From U.N.C.L.E Film Review

Finished watching Man From U.N.C.L.E directed by Guy Ritchie and staring Henry Cavill, Alicia Vikander, Christian Berkel, Armie Hammer, Elizabeth Debicki and Luca Calvani. The film opens up with in 1963 as CIA agent Napoleon (Henry Cavill) crosses the Berlin Wall to East Berlin to find Gaby Teller (Alicia Vikander) the daughter of former Nazi scientist Udo Teller (Christian Berkel) who has gone missing while working for the Americans, the two are then pursued by KGB agent Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) as they attempt to cross the Wall. With the completion of the mission Napoleon is briefed on is next mission where he has to work with Illya as the two along with Gaby head to Rome to find Udo's captures Victoria (Elizabeth Debicki) and Alexander Vinciguerra (Luca Calvani) to prevent them from having their own supply of nuclear weapons thanks to the many scientists they have captured. Overall this was a good film as it captured the tone and vibe of the 1960's setting extremely well thanks to the use of props and costumes. The character development and interactions are great as Napoleon and Illya go from being rivals to friends over the duration of the film. The editing and camerawork of the chase and fight scenes are great thanks to use of some ingenious split screen and fast pace cutting between shots helps build tension with in the scenes. The comedy falls a bit flat in some areas as it doesn't always hit is mark but when it does its really funny. 7/10.