Written by James M. Tate / 7/28/2017 / No comments / 2017 , charlize theron , cold war , genre tarantino , james mcavoy , new , thriller
REVIEW OF ATOMIC BLONDE STARRING CHARLIZE THERON
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Year Released: July of 2017 AtomicScore: ** |
There are good things about this BLONDE. Great, actually, as in... looking. With Charlize Theron at the helm that's no surprise. The lesbian scenes are sexy and very welcome, and the music, like anything post-Tarantino, works to move the action forward in a pop culture blitz. Taking place at the tail-end of the late-1980's Cold War, hours before the Berlin Wall came down, Germany is full of neon combined with grainy Noir lighting within pulsating nightclubs and sun-exposed boulevards...
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The problem is, there's just no reason for any of it: one scene merely follows the next. Theron's Lorraine Broughton is being politely interrogated, edited as a form of narration from beginning to end, and while there are some sticky situations to get out of, the lack of purpose and intrigue makes for very little suspense And sarcastic co-star James McAvoy has initial potential but then comes to absolutely nothing — just like everyone and everything else.
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