A good movie

To be honest,  it has been a while since Guy Ritchie really impressed me and this movie was another flop at the box-office but it seemed to have some potential so I was still eager to check it out. Eventually, the first thing that bothered me was the cast. Indeed, to have an English actor to play an American and a Swedish  girl to play a German was not a big issue but I really believe that a Russian actor would have been a better choice to play this Russian spy. At least, I have to admit it,  Armie Hammer was not bad after all. Anyway, concerning the movie itself, I was actually really impressed by the opening scene. Indeed, it was really well made and thrilling to behold and I was thinking for a moment that the whole thing could be a really awesome vintage spy flick. Unfortunately, the main plot turned out to be really pedestrian and,  except for a few decent moments, I really had a hard time to care about what was going on. Seriously, they went for something terribly generic and I'm not surprised that it didn’t get much of an audience when it was released. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch and I think it is worth a look but, with this material, they could have delivered something much more entertaining than this.

7/10