A Mystery Movie That’s More of a Marketing Plan
Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle borrows from a lot of very recent spy-thriller history.
I have to give some credit to Matthew Vaughn’s new film, , for one thing: It is not—repeat, based on anything. An action movie with a reported and no connection to preexisting intellectual property should be thrilling, a glorious throwback to the days when big films could just be about people punching and shooting each other without referencing some other storytelling universe. But it’s been curious to watch the public perception of , which is being film, in the lead-up to the twist at the heart of ? ?
