An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
Charlize Theron
Lorraine Broughton
James McAvoy
David Percival
Eddie Marsan
Spyglass
John Goodman
Emmett Kurzfeld
Toby Jones
Eric Gray
James Faulkner
Chief "C"
Roland Møller
Aleksander Bremovych
Sofia Boutella
Delphine Lasalle
Bill Skarsgård
Merkel
Sam Hargrave
James Gasciogne
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Yuri Bakhtin
Til Schweiger
Watchmaker
Barbara Sukowa
Coroner
Attila Árpa
East German Guard #1
Martin Angerbauer
East German Guard #2
Lili Gesler
Helena
Sara Natasa Szonda
Audrey
Declan Hannigan
Driver
Balázs Lengyel
Gentleman
Daniel Hargrave
Sniper
Greg Rementer
Spotter
Daniel Bernhardt
Soldier
Cale Schultz
Boris
Attila Hasznosi
Protester in Berlin (uncredited)
Balázs Veres
Berlin Protester (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Director
David Leitch
Graphic Novel
Antony Johnston
Graphic Novel
Sam Hart
Screenplay
Kurt Johnstad
July 27, 2017
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I have seen it said of _Atomic Blonde_ that it is hollow piece wrapped in an attractive shell. I would respond by saying that "attractive" hardly does the shell justice, it's absolutely fucking gorgeous. Otherwise though that sounds about right.
No, in all seriousness, the plot itself is more than fine. Even the absolute worst aspects from any individual part of _Atomic Blonde_, no matter how much you pick them apart, more than pass the litmus test for minimum acceptable standard. It truly is a case of style over substance, and that is something that I can understand the complaint for. But it's style **over** substance, not style **instead of** substance. At no point did I feel that the story was cobbled together as an excuse to get to the next setpiece. The story was what it was (a pretty genuine throwback to the espionage thrillers of the late and post-Cold War era) and the aesthetic, the music, the design, was simply how that story was chosen to be delivered. And a brilliant choice at that.
Walking in, I was already certain that I was going to like the film, because even if it was just an extended version of the trailer, then it appealed enough to my personal tastes that I was in for a good time. Walking out, I knew that taking everything beyond those factors into account, I didn’t just like _Atomic Blonde_, I loved it.
_Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._