The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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Watched at the theater with Lil @Red Rock Casino/Theater - Las Vegas

This was a Guy Ritchie.director movie-- fun and stylish. I loved the split screen, multi-panel action sequences. It had the same feel as Lock, Stock and two smoking Barrel.<link> The required torture scene was uncomfortable for me because it was probably historically real, but the movie quickly adds some dark humor to bring us back into fantasy spy land again! Well done.
 
Pacing was excellent.
Dollops of semi-naked girl and well-dressed spies was vintage.
There was no ultra-violence and minimal blood.
Nothing complicated here, but enjoyable to watch.

A good wholesome, fairy-tale family movie about WWII and the Cold war!

I don't really have time to read reviews by the "critics" so here's my reaction to the short Google blurps of some reviews:

Though I strive to set aside all prejudices when the lights go down, I had a hunch that The Man From U.N.C.L.E. would be excruciating. Well, it turns out to be absolutely delightful.
David Edelstein·Vulture

CORRECT. It was enjoyable for JoJo Brand.

Note to millennials: No one stops to text or take a selfie. You've been warned.
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone

INCORRECT. Blurp is too hip for me to understand. Rolling Stone is quickly becoming irrelevantly hip.

Though the pic is solidly made, its elegant vintage flavor simply doesn't feel modern enough to cut through the tough summer competition.
Peter Debruge·Variety

INCORRECT. It's near perfect combination of vintage feel, beautiful people, innocent flirtatious sexual tension, well-done basic action sequences, and mainstream stylized violence will cut through the typical summer competition.

CONCLUSION: If I were to generalize base on a very small sample size, I would say the the older magazine reviews are out of touch with JoJo Brand.

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I didn't recognize any of the stars, but that is typical these days when I try not to remember unless they pop up in another context.

Who are: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander?!?

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

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Tongue-in-cheek fun flick. Very good stylized violence on top of classic movie memes.
The super-spy.
Killing the dog, relative, or twin brother to pass the test.


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The November Man

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I love action.spy movies, but even for me, this movie is BAD.

Burn Notice

#creator.Matt Nix

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Tricia Helfer as Carla, handler
linked.Number Six.Battlestar Galactica.

Lucy Lawless as Evelyn, an assassin
linked.Number Three.Battlestar Galactica.
linked.Diane.Parks and Recreation

Chuck

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First season was in 2007

#creator.Jon Schwartz

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Yvonne Strahovski as Sarah Walker.hot and lethal spy; another orphan.

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28032014. Season 4, episode 21, "Chuck vs The Wedding Planner", we meet Sarah's father again and learn a little bit more about her past. We learn how her early life with a con man as a father has shaped her view.

#link.book.I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
chpt. 29 Marguerite is in SF and is 13 years old. She's introduced to the con mens. Her adopted father's friends: Stonewall Jimmy, Cool Clyde, Tight Coat, and Red Legs.

#forwardpropagate.//orphan characterization
Emma.Once Upon a Time