What a shame. The idea was good, how sad that insufficient attention was paid to the dialogue. We have Hannah, the supposedly speech perfect politician, who can't stop saying "gonna" (9 minutes into the film - "...and the school board is gonna visit..."). There is no such word in the English language. I'm sorry Americans but all such words are 100% slang. The film is however ultimately saved by the lovely and eminently watchable Julia Stiles.
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(2015)
Excellent - At times hilarious. Do you mind terribly if I borrow your car?
27 May 2018
From the opening bars of Roberta Flack singing 'Compared To What' it was obvious that this film was going to be outstanding. And it is. Hugh Grant is looking older but his voice is still cooly British. What can one say about Alicia Vikander, she goes from strength to strength. She looks gorgeous in 1960s fashion and, as ever, her speaking voice is captivating. I vaguely remember watching the television series with Robert Vaughn and David McCallum and this film is faithful to their dead-pan humour. I was amused at times by the Italian but that's only because I speak the language, really it was fine. Ignore any and all comments regarding Elizabeth Debicki's Italian, it's absolutely fine. I also liked the attention to detail, Rome looked just like 1960s Rome. The film works, I hope they make a sequel.
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