Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Atomic Blonde
2017
**
Director: David Leitch
Cast: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, Toby Jones, Roland Møller, Jóhannes Jóhannesson, James Faulkner

Towards the end of the Cold War, MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton is sent to Berlin to retrieve a list of undercover agents before it ends up in the wrong hands. Although this style-over-substance action movie is based on the 2012 graphic novel The Coldest City, it takes cartoonishness a bit too literally. The script is predictable and boring, and the characters are sketchy and implausible. Charlize Theron does look cool and striking, which would make her the worst possible candidate to blend in in the crowd and do spy stuff. The only bright spot are the brutal action set pieces, which follow in the footsteps of Jason Bourne and John Wick.