The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Was A Winner

Kinja'd!!! "Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig" (AndySheehan-StreetsideStig)
08/17/2015 at 11:40 • Filed to: None

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-There were a few shreds of car-nope, but awesome cars abounded nonetheless. I wish the camera would have spent more time with them.

-Two weeks ago I went to a writing conference and listened to a lecture by NYT bestseller/Hollywood screenwriter and greenlighter David Farland, who talked about how the most successful movies are always transportive - they take you to another time and place. Uncle took me straight to 1963 Europe and convinced me that I need to live there.

-It wasn’t perfect. I was disappointed with the pacing. I expected the frantic, kinetic drive of Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes movies, but didn’t get it. The film came off with just a bit too much breathing room for my taste. I get why they did this, though. It’s based on a TV show you only remember if you’re nearing retirement. Denzel Washington’s The Equalizer was the same way.

-But see it. It’s a ton of fun, there’s some awesome driving action, and it was cool to see the actors out of their normal elements.


DISCUSSION (3)


Kinja'd!!! Milky > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
08/17/2015 at 11:50

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I really enjoyed it. More playful James Bond and damn the whole 60’s/beautiful people people made it a pretty movie.


Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
08/17/2015 at 11:57

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Saw it last night, it was very good.


Kinja'd!!! Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
08/17/2015 at 12:25

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Where a brit plays an American and an American plays a russian