If there’s one thing Matthew Vaughn loves, it’s a spy story. From X-Men: First Class to Kingsman, his resume is dotted with films paying homage to the genre, and nowhere is his infatuation with espionage more apparent (to somewhat calamitous end) than in his latest flick, Argylle.
Following an introverted writer who miraculously begins to predict real-life espionage events in her books, Argylle’s entire premise hinges on one massive twist: Elly Conway is Agent Argylle. But while the Argylle/R Kyle reveal certainly makes for a memorable “WTF” moment, once you start to think critically about the implications of this story-in-a story, things fall apart, and quickly.
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