{"id":446,"date":"2015-08-21T23:53:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T03:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/?p=446"},"modified":"2015-08-21T23:53:01","modified_gmt":"2015-08-22T03:53:01","slug":"the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/08\/21\/the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e\/","title":{"rendered":"The Man from U.N.C.L.E."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Saw this movie tonight, and decided I enjoyed it so much that it deserved a posting. The movie stars Armie Hammer (you may remember him from The Social Network<\/em>) and the lovely Henry Cavil (beardless but still Clark Kent-ish).<\/p>\n

Synopsis: Really all you need to know is that it’s the classic partners-who-can’t-get-along story with a paring of an American spy and Russian Spy during the 60s. It’s based on the television show that aired during the mid 60s.<\/p>\n

The movie features some great classic jokes, fun spy gadgets, REALLY good car chases x 2 (not even kidding) and some good acting from Armie Hammer. His Russian accent is believable and his performance is convincing.<\/p>\n

What I enjoyed about this movie is that it has a good take on the classic spy movie. It’s refreshing in a way because of the shots. Many of the close-up shots were well taken, and were not like some shots where they are super-exposed — they worked for the movie. It was also enjoyable that they played around with multiple shots on the screen, split screens, and experimentation with repetition.<\/p>\n

Even though there are some moments that are expected, cheesy jokes and a classic ending, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and would watch it again (Just because Hammer is THAT good in it.)<\/p>\n