Ya Mangey bastards! Waht cha tryin to do here? This really came off upon release like a Chick John Wick. After literally watching them back to back, this is no John Wick. Is it stylish and a lot of shootin but with less believable hand-to-hand combat situations? Plenty. Despite the saturated colors and flashy graphics, this just comes off as a photocopy of a fax of a 8-bit version of John Wick. Donkey Kong was cool. This, however, is not. Not cool. And the Atomic part? Seems a bit overrated.
There’s some spy shit goings on as the Berlin Wall falls in November of 1989. Plots and motivations are all pretty inconsequential. Pretty, but inconsequential.
Not gonna lie. Charlize Theron still looks pretty good in this. Almost too obviously so. You know what doesn’t make a good spy? A good lookin chick. They stand out too much. I guess this is a real 80s throw-back for action flicks. Looks great for the times, but the substance is pretty lacking. The suspension of disbelief is lacking. John Wick with Bewbs, it is not. The boobs are nice, though. James McAvoy is basically the highlight here, being the smart-ass who’s “gone native.” Toby Jones is ok too, despite basically just being used for exposition. But the shitty cover of Ministry’s Stigmata, while nicely used, is a travesty unto itself. And the fkn Flock of Seagulls? Fuck you, soundtrack. Your 80s-ness, while appropriate, sucks. It’s all like a bad version of The Usual Suspects, but with a chick. Even drunk, I see what you’re doing here. Shame on you.
