Is Argylle too much? | Movie Review

This is my Argylle (2024) Movie Review, coming to theaters this weekend. What are your thoughts on Argylle starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Henry Cavill, and Bryan Cranston? The following is the summary for this Matthew Vaughn movie: Elly Conway, an introverted spy novelist who seldom leaves her home, is drawn into the real world of espionage when the plots of her books get a little too close to the activities of a sinister underground syndicate. When Aiden, a spy, shows up to save her (he says) from being kidnapped or killed (or both), Elly and her beloved cat Alfie are plunged into a covert world where nothing, and no one, is what it seems.
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[@tonyg76]

Argylle was more entertaining and engaging for me then some Oscar/more critically acclaimed movies. Liked the pairing of Rockwell and Howard :)

[@trinaq]

While the movie has a lot of Chaotic energy, it's surprisingly enjoyable, and the cast looked like they had a blast during filming.

[@RodrigoMenezesss]

I mean, they should they got paid A LOT so yeah I expect them to have fun lmao

[@matejmatthewbures6300]

I went into it with low expectations (even though I like Vaughn), the trailers just did nothing for me, but I ended up having a blast honestly. Not amazing, no, the script is very flawed, but the movie enjoyable, I just turned my brain off and enjoyed good chemistry between the leads and the super stylized action. The third act is wild lol.

[@GeeSawThat]

My guy! I enjoyed this film! It was crazy and over the top, but I was here for it! I had a great experience because they created an escape from reality and still keep me wondering about the direction of the film in a low-key slapstick comedy sort of way. I was locked in with Sam Rockwell, and he kept me laughing as the film progressed. I don't feel like it was anything more than what it was, but I was entertained, my friend. Keep up the great work, Austin! 🤘🏿😁👍🏿

[@AustinBurke]

Glad you enjoyed it my friend 🙏🏻💯

[@UNSTABLE111]

Argylle was great!!! i didnt have much expectations, but since it was Matthew Vaughn, I could count on the zaniness and clarity of action in his movies..He not only delivered that but the cast deilvered as well....the twists were honestly great and my god the one scene using Leona Lewis version of Run was just masterfully done...glad and I watched it on the big screen..

[@owentanner8368]

Personally I loved it. It was over the top and ridiculous but that is exactly what it was advertised as being. It definitely seems like most of the audience in my cinema seemed to like it so perhaps it is just a critics vs audience thing for this film, which happens and there is nothing wrong with that

[@seatedovation4982]

The audience score is pretty bad as well, getting a C cinemascore

[@fzcbh4698]

​@@seatedovation4982for me, it is B+ film and way more better than overrated films like Barbie and Cocaine Bear.

[@ImpressionBlend]

Least favorite Matthew Vaughn movie? Definitely this one. Easily. My favorite is actually "Stardust", followed pretty closely by the first "Kingsman".

[@AustinBurke]

Stardust holds such special memories for me. Discovered it in college and was blown away!

[@mikemike7326]

Am I the only one who was caught off guard by all the twists??😂😂 I think it works in this world… minus the ice skating in the broiler room, didnt like that. Loved that Easter egg at the end

[@vehzee]

The ice skating was the best part. Peak ridiculousness

[@hehawseve3560]

Just randomly took my girlfriend to this yesterday knowing absolutely nothing about it (we went out to eat and I randomly asked if she wanted to watch a movie and she thought this looked the best). With zero expectations except Henry Cavill (which his very limited roles was quite dishonest in the marketing) it ended up being a lot better than expected. It was nuts and so many ridiculous twists and just plain ridiculousness, but it was fun enough and didn't take itself seriously enough that it was a fun ride. Definitely terrible marketing though.

[@UNSTABLE111]

I loved the ice skating part but the musical action scene using Leona Lewis version of "Run" was the peak scene for me

[@feuerrm]

Loved this movie! It's exactly my kind of over the top

[@AustinBurke]

🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@fzcbh4698]

I agree, I felt that this how GwenPool movie should be if MCU you made it but it is about breaking the 4th wall.

[@chrisjherman]

I really disliked the film. It's just too much and tonally all over the place. The story, dialogue, CGI and green screen was just sloppy. All the twists and turns were so silly and eventually very predictable. Matthew Vaughn needs to take some time off and get out of the spy genre for a while. Thanks for the review!

[@megastarwarsrocks99]

L opinion

[@gcolbyp]

Juicy! I didn’t expect to see you here man.

[@chrisjherman]

@@gcolbyp Hello, sir! Wanted to see what others were saying about the film.

[@patricklarsen182]

Idiotic movie but still fun

[@seanstarchannel8881]

​@@megastarwarsrocks99 Lmao, you can't just say it's an L opinion when he does a good evaluation on what he dislikes about the film. And you don't even have a good argument as to why it's an L opinion.

[@chelsey1087]

What a fun movie! I enjoyed every second of it. Very very entertaining. I loved the comedy in it. And Bryce Dallas Howard is so incredibly talented and beautiful I love her

[@emilyl6746]

Well I went because I thought Henry Cavill would be in it more. Once I realized that wasn't going to happen I started appreciating the movie for what it was, more of a comedy rather than a sophisticated spy drama. It was a little corny and over the top, but the music was fun and overall it was just really lighthearted. 😂 i was really confused by all the plot twists though but that made it kind of funny

[@lloydfalconer1295]

I really enjoyed this movie. Kept me engaged the entire 2 hours 20. A movie is too long if it contains boring segments and drags on. For me, this did neither. I liked the contrast of Cavill and Rockwell. Fantasy vs Reality. The only scene I initially had a problem with was the smoke scene. Was over the top, until i realized it didnt happen that way. It was the fantasy aspect seeping through. Anyways, a lot of the CGI seemed aimed at the fantasy portion too. Like that scene and the green screen fireworks or novel text. I could see Vaughn's vision and appreciate it

[@kadiummusic]

No the smoke scene did happen that way and it was stupid. I was just a out hanging on but that was the point I zoned out. Stupid.

[@lloydfalconer1295]

@@kadiummusic no it did not. It was Elly's fantasy. Part way through, they cut to Elly and Aiden fighting in a more clumsy, realistic way, no music and grey smoke. Then cut back to all the fanfare fighting which was all in her mind.

[@DanielLies]

Not sure why all my fav movie reviewers are whining about it It was enjoyable "Convoluted" was acting like it was so confusing to follow... it wasn't Just a dumb fun enjoyable movie It was fine

[@AustinBurke]

Hey now, not liking something and whining are two different things. If you agreed with me, you wouldn’t call it whining. And ain’t no way in hell you think I thought this was confusing to follow lol. That’s not always what convoluted means. I said this film was easy to figure out and predictable, so I definitely didn’t find it confusing.

[@DanielLies]

@AustinBurke not you necessarily bud, but a LOT of reviewers I like have been acting like it's so confusing and has too much going on, i shouldve been more clear. My bad. Maybe I'm just disappointed too because you usually have the same taste as me. You put us on to Ted and we enjoyed that because of your recommendation

[@u.u.u9969]

Loved This Movie 10/10

[@alexandrealves308c]

This film caught my attention because it was the first time I thought Henry Cavill was ugly in a film.

[@AustinBurke]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@benjaminreynolds3780]

I enjoyed it actually.

[@kathleenmcdonald6641]

It was great fun 😂

[@tygressblade]

This movie is completely tweaking the nose of the Broccolis who own Bond. I can’t believe all of the Easter eggs and meta references. If you didn’t read the book and didn’t listen to the interviews with Matthew Vaughn then you won’t get it. Once you see it you can’t unsee it.

[@user-friendly-b6q]

I saw it yesterday and I loved every second of the movie. It is a spy spoof, it is a movie that doesn't take itself too seriously, and it is very good at that. Convoluted? No, people complain about everything now, they cannot pay attention to anything for more than 40 minutes. It is a great movie , entertaining and well acted and directed . It is coming to my physical media collection without any doubt. The only disappointment for me was Henry Cavill only appears in a supporting role.

[@AustinBurke]

Calling criticizing “complaining” essentially defeats the purpose of you watching a review because then you’re just gonna say I complain about everything. That’s not what I’m doing. Let the movie critic be a critic lol. I’m glad you enjoyed it, but my issues remain and I stand by every word I said. It’s cool if we disagree, right?

[@user-friendly-b6q]

@@AustinBurke When I said people complain, I wasn't talking about you,.don't take it personally, I also stand by every word I said and yes, of course it is cool to disagree and even healthy.

[@AustinBurke]

All good, I’m just seeing more and more people tell me that movie critics just complain… that may be true at times, but a lot of it is purposeful and simply a form of criticism. Admittedly, if a movie pisses me off, that is when I begin to complain for real haha But I can definitely see how many enjoyed this more than I did. The parts that work work well.

[@RodrigoMenezesss]

Man, you're talking like this movie was clever in its storytelling lmao

[@user-friendly-b6q]

@@AustinBurke I do apologize if my comment annoyed you in any way, it wasn't meant to. Thank you so much for your reviews Austin!!!

[@cac1504]

A movie that is better than any thrashy Marvel movies in the last 3 years.

[@garretttkolodziej2252]

Sure, I understand that there is bad CGI, or so we think..but I happen to really enjoy this movie. And so much so I'd consider going back to seeing it again. Everything worked pretty well IMO aside from a 15 minute pocket in the second act. Random question: how can one actually tell if CGI is good or not? What movies are examples

[@Maddestmartigan]

It's definitely ridiculous. But boy is it fun.

[@Trill_Tour]

Is it? Damn near fell asleep

[@Maddestmartigan]

@@Trill_Tour you didn't but cool story ig?

[@fzcbh4698]

​@@MaddestmartiganI agree, even here when I watched in theater, people felt it is ridiculous but they also hyped and enjoyed

[@patricklarsen182]

By the end of this movie I didn’t give a damn about the plot twists. I just blew them off because I knew it didn’t matter because another plot twist was coming in a few minutes.

[@jonbonjour4]

I LOVED about 1/3 of it. The other 2/3rds? Not so much. Great review!

[@neophyte_reviews]

Hey Austin, very good points all throughout your review. Question, do you think the film felt more like a parody of an espionage film versus an actual espionage film? Thats where I landed after watching it.

[@AustinBurke]

I do!

[@neophyte_reviews]

@@AustinBurke ok awesome! Lol for a second I started to think maybe I misspoke in thinking so

[@caesar98]

Idk if I'm late to this but I suspect that Matthew Vaughn is the author of the book. Just a feeling I get from his interviews, reviews of the book and after watching the movie

[@daikaizouku1468]

This was such an enjoyable movie, and a fun ride from beginning to end ^_^.

[@brianwang123]

first of all, that's what she said- Austin Burke

[@yv3652]

So the last Henry Cavill scene and credit scene? 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️Anyone....?

[@AustinBurke]

👀

[@hugopetruspons]

I'm looking forward to watch this one, but I'll wait until it's on Netflix/Prime/whereves. Kermode did enjoy it for what it was, so I think it can be a fun time with the rightly adjusted expectations.

[@Brody2525]

Kick ass is one of my favorite films of all time, so I can’t wait for this one! Have u seen kickass? I also think people forget Vaughn directed X-men first class, which is my favorite X-men movie.

[@mondula2804]

If this was a romantic comedy, Bryce & Henry should have been the romantic comedy. I hope they made Argylle II with them.

[@Matolcsibenedek]

I think it was enjoyable, i liked it, but it was 20 minutes longer it needed to be.(even 30 maybe) Sam Rockwell is awesome so is Cranston, Sam jackson and all the cast actually. Too many twists and fake endings. Spoiler:the grenade launcher smoke scene is hilarious, absolutely amazing. A little shorter and its an amazing spy movie. Alfie the cat is the GOAT

[@GodBlessOurIndpendence]

Hey Austin it’s your review I’ll 💯 percent respect yours, I fairly enjoyed and it’s an definitely surprisedly enjoying to me. Austin keep up the work man

[@AustinBurke]

Very fair!! Completely understand 💪🏻

[@vehzee]

I liked that it embraced its weirdness. People hate fun nowadays

[@Loggodover]

The people who said Cavil was in it for 5 minutes were just exaggerating because they're mad he wasn't the main character. He's in it enough imo. Movie's really great and the action while a tad repetitive is still pretty damn close to (non church scene) Kingsman level. It's got flaws but people WAY overblew them

[@vwhite3055]

For a great action comedy with Sam Rockwell, see Mr. Right (with Anna Kendrick). Rockwell elevates pretty much anything he is in.

[@vehzee]

He's amazing in Seven Psychopaths with Colin Farrel and Christopher Walken

[@aoshi000]

I enjoyed a few action scenes even though they look way too chaotic with CGI, some twists are interesting until again there's too much. Sam Rockwell was great as usual. But other than that, it wasted the big cast. Kingsman was an absolute classic. This just drags and the action scenes felt nowhere as exhilarating as kingsman. Would've been a cooler movie with Henry cavill, John Cena and Dua Lipa

[@dinocollins720]

Another fantastic video! Thank you

[@AustinBurke]

Thank you:)

[@amjid300]

The $200 million budget is just heresay. Vaughan himself has said it didn’t cost that much. I really enjoyed it. Good, fun popcorn movie. People are being really fussy over this. Ignore the reviews and go and enjoy it.

[@fzcbh4698]

Yeah, I don't understand why people hate the movie that budget 200000000 but it didn't do well as some movies with budget less than it. But in the end the price ticket of a movie with budget like 200000000$ is the same price of the ticket of movie with 10 million $ budget and even less

[@Moethepimpgod]

Argylle is another Kingsmen 😂

[@vengeance86]

Golden Circle category, not secret service.

[@victor.maskalenka]

I think Argylle is the friends we made along the way.

[@ziggy8253]

A much better idea: Sam Rockwell, Henry Cavil, and John Cena are three gangsters (or agents) chasing down a wily cat named Argylle; hijinks ensues.

[@puspavelai8353]

Another way to cram in actors who has a steady loving fanbase - but actually - it's more CGI! May be the 'extra long loops' in scenes indicate the "blockbuster" was worthy of its budget...the "plan" in 'franchise' opportunities - only for loyal fans...😉😊

[@WhyIsGamora109]

this movie felt like spy thriller: the movie (but we made it cheesier and added 20 extra plot twists)

[@micaylab1]

For once I think Argylle is The Best and Most Well Made movie to come out after multiple years of poorly made movies!😃😂

[@Winchester-7]

Will never understand listening to someone give their opinion on a film . Only to have a go if you don't agree

[@kokconsulting2]

Ignore the haters. Let them start their own channels. Garbage movies are one thing. This movie was a lot. Right on.

[@AustinBurke]

❤️

[@kadiummusic]

There was a good movie in there, Elly and Argyle (played by either Cavill or Rockwell, not both) were secret agents but she was brainwashed into normality, Cavill has to bring her back to defeat the bad guys. There's your premise alas MIB 2 and take it from there. But no, it's all over the place and can't decide what movie it is and ends up being about 5. I zoned out with the silly shoot em up dance scene and she lifted him above her head... what? And by the time we got to the ice skating my brain was somewhere else, it was like watching a French & Saunders comedy sketch. On a positive note Cavill stole every scene (for the five minutes he's on screen) proving that the Bond team are inept for not already signing him up to be the best Bond ever. He IS 007! Wake up!!

[@maartenvandersteen5134]

Hey Austin, just FYI, Argylle's budget was NOT 200 mil, Vaughn himself has said so recently in interviews, 200 mil is the amount that the distributor paid for it and for some reason people started assuming that it was also the budget.

[@AustinBurke]

Interesting, thank you!

[@maartenvandersteen5134]

You're welcome, Dan Murrell mentioned it in his review as well

[@trippiemikee_6303]

Only thing i liked was Bryce Dallas Howards Dumptruck 😂 she looks hella good

[@liampatrick3110]

You’re kidding, right?

[@vivicovoibarra]

I watched it to see what everyone was talking about and honestly I was not expecting to enjoy it … but it was fun 😂

[@victor.maskalenka]

Was Secret Service the last good Vaughn movie?

[@mondula2804]

If this is a romantic spy comedy, Henry$Bryce would have been much better, Agent Argylle should also have appeared brainwashed like Elly.

[@GareBare90]

Cat.

[@AustinBurke]

I love cat

[@ziggy8253]

A.I. wrote “Argylle.” I’m sure of it.

[@lindenlansberry]

I drove 3 hours to see Argylle in Indianapolis. It was worth the drive.

[@thedarkmike12]

I enjoyed it a ton. The first two acts were really good. The last act… went off the rails and got too silly and broke its tone. Sam Rockwell was great. It was hilarious too. I just don’t get the hate for the film except over the top third act and the lengthy final action sequences. There are far worse movies than this. How does it have the same RT score as G.I. Joe???

[@brianng8350]

Had the opposite reaction. The first act was terrible. Henry Cavill action scenes were uninspiring and very CG car chase. Sam Rockwell character had pretty boring dialogue before the plot twists are revealed.

[@matthew7714]

It was very stupid but it was fun, I had a good time

[@RodrigoMenezesss]

I think I liked this movie as much as I did was because of the two leads (and I didnt really liked it a lot lmao)

[@nathanhansen1846]

The last scene was… a lot

[@AustinBurke]

Lol it was

[@jackharrington697]

I am going save my 💰💰for Bob Marley One Love Austin. This movie sounds like its trying to be another Kingsman 😂😂

[@fzcbh4698]

Not really, Kingsman is about a teenager who didn't know his father is a great spy until his death, so he took it to the spy Academy to become a professional spy. But Argylle is about spy fiction writer that thought she born with miracle about predicting the future but ended up that she is original professional spy but she have been brainwashed by her enemies to made her forget her origin and that she is a normal Civilian.

[@phoenix_teardrops5588]

Honestly, the trailer felt quite ridiculous and the movie was exactly the kind of crazy over the top nonsense that i expected it to be. I never expected to be blwon away by it which helped me sit back and enjoy the ridiculousness. I wouldnt hate on this even though it has its fair share of pitfalls. But i do believe every actor had their funny moments.. except poor Cavill.

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Great Review Austin and I really enjoyed this movie it is a lot of fun for me

[@AustinBurke]

Thank you:)

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

@@AustinBurke you are welcome

[@fahedabdullah789]

2:31 here the key Drive the car .and he completely destroy the car😮

[@samiahmed7056]

Everyone loved this movie, except a few Indians out there. Fake review as always

[@reelstellar]

I’m generally positive about movies but this one was hard for me. I just completely agree with everything you said. It feels tonally messy, the writing is cheesy when it needs to be but also cheesy when it’s trying not to be. It needed to pick a lane and stay in it but it just couldn’t. Not a great film but there were some moments that I really enjoyed and had some fun with, just not enough

[@Wandering.Filmmaker]

Just returned from the night show, stupid way to waste money, I mean if i lost the money accidentally,i wouldn't feel that bad, but God. I wasted my time and money.

[@hosseinershadi2385]

Nice

[@deenaprice1524]

It was already spoiled all over the internet.

[@itumelengphofu3502]

We love Austin

[@bestboy897]

no one can win on twitter lol

[@jamesg8175]

Whats with the glasses man?

[@AustinBurke]

My eyes are pretty jacked up. Need to start wearing them all the time. The blue light blocker helps.

[@BIGNA281]

Looks good

[@biguy617]

Kingsmen 2 is the worst movie for this director. Kingsmen is the best

[@fzcbh4698]

At least it predicted Covid-19 and that anyone who got affected will be locked inside small prison like cage.

[@lindseyknisley710]

i appreciate your opinion

[@Cheng-jq6fc]

the trailer is meh....... questionable casts....film will FLOPP 😂😅

[@SullyStreams]

Yeah this one was a disappointment for sure. Vaughn has shown he can deliver great cinematic experiences in the past, but the tone and pacing were a mess here. Rockwell carried. Great thoughts as always, AB!

[@urasssmine]

Horrible movie. They couldn’t find the Kingsman level of thrill. Stack cast of horrible writing.

[@BIGNA281]

Sick glasses

[@hw5932]

I saw this today and could not wait for it to end. I purposely avoided trailers and did not know the twist. Even with that “surprise” it was not entertaining.

[@leahtv7778]

If you look at the poster for this movie, Sam Rockwell's arm is tacked on and it makes it look like he has 3 arms. An elementary mistake from such big studios, but it's a precursor to how insufferable this movie is. Twenty dumpster fires in a row. Don't waste your time and money watching it

[@seatedovation4982]

This is not my least favourite Vaughn (it’s not as terrible as golden circle was) but it’s really the worst film all of these actors are in. It’s such a mess. Matthew Vaughn has always been messy, but now he is senile too

[@Robalexe]

Worse than Hellraiser Hellworld?

[@seatedovation4982]

@@Robalexe I said what I said haha

[@Trill_Tour]

If it was meant to be a serious spy movie, it was a complete misfire. If it was meant to be a parody, it was also a misfire. Did anyone actually resd the script?

[@123rockfan]

I feel like the screenplay was actively avoiding funny jokes. While watching it, I was writing jokes in my head that were funnier

[@yv3652]

It was a good ideas poorly executed. It's definitely watchable just sluggish and overlong. Sam Rockwell was the best part.

[@ShawnD-tp3id]

I have an idea: market your movie with honesty. BUT HOW DO YOU MARKET A BAIT AND SWITCH? I don't know, maybe don't make dumb crap like this?

[@elizabethputrus2138]

It was terrible. I walked out.

[@vengeance86]

this movie should have been burned at the rate it wastes talent. The creatives here could take a cue from bollywood when it comes to a multi-genre narrative like argylle. Theyre cringe too but the commercial art style is more controlled

[@likehershorn]

Don't like the glasses. Distracting.

[@AustinBurke]

I don’t care. My vision is more important than whether you’re distracted or not.

[@brianng8350]

I think John Wick ruined me. Every action scene seems to be sub par in comparison. And I hate the stylized violence. In Suicide Squad and Harley Quinn scene, at least I can understand the over the top craziness. The smoke bomb scene is just silly. The skating in oil - she is 100% clean while she is sliding on the oil? And the writing and the dialogue between the 2 leads were boring before all the plot twist begins… The last 2 Kingsman sequels were pretty forgettable. Like the first Kick Ass, first Kingsman and X-Men First Class, that is about it.

[@brian7233]

This is a terrible movie 2 out of 10.

[@thirty_ish2890]

I liked…the cat🩷long live Alfie Several ppl in my theater actually got up and left after the skating scene. I haven’t seen that happen in years. If you like it, good for you but…it was just awful and way too long. It did make me laugh quite a bit, but only because it was so bad it became humorous.