Honestly, I haven't had so much belly-laughing in a cinema for AGES. This is really, really, truly funny. A comic spy spoof **par excellence**. Rowan Atkinson does mock suavity to absolute perfection. The script is so tight; and it's absolutely great to see John Malkovich do a light-hearted fun story for once, just to show he's a truly all-round top class actor.
(Spoiler warning!)
My only slight criticism was the ultimate climactic moment, which stretched internal credibility a little bit too far I thought - though it was still fun, and fitted the style of the story I suppose. Otherwise the story was absolutely tight, spot-on with every gag perfectly placed and timed. Most notable was the threat to the Queen, and the radio overplays. And the ABBA tributes were great too (they are my fav band, so I suppose I'm a touch biased there).
I think Natalie Imbruglia should thank her lucky stars she managed to have such a great film to make her debut on. This is very rare; I can only think of Edward Furlong and Edward Norton as the only other actors to manage it. Anyone who likes great fun storytelling should definitely check this out. It's made my Top 100 list, right behind the Austin Powers movies.
(Spoiler warning!)
My only slight criticism was the ultimate climactic moment, which stretched internal credibility a little bit too far I thought - though it was still fun, and fitted the style of the story I suppose. Otherwise the story was absolutely tight, spot-on with every gag perfectly placed and timed. Most notable was the threat to the Queen, and the radio overplays. And the ABBA tributes were great too (they are my fav band, so I suppose I'm a touch biased there).
I think Natalie Imbruglia should thank her lucky stars she managed to have such a great film to make her debut on. This is very rare; I can only think of Edward Furlong and Edward Norton as the only other actors to manage it. Anyone who likes great fun storytelling should definitely check this out. It's made my Top 100 list, right behind the Austin Powers movies.