make it under a head covering of secret that unintentionally ( or purposefully ? )

leash inTaylor Swift , the novel undercover agent thrillerArgylleis feature a jolty go with critic .

organize byMatthew Vaughnand sport an all - mavin stamp that include Bryce Dallas Howard , Sam Rockwell , and Henry Cavill with an incomprehensible haircut , the photographic film is patently load with plot of ground plait after plot of ground twisting that prove to be right smart too much for most critic .

However , Uproxx‘sMike Ryanfound himself astonishingly deliver the goods over byArgylle‘s cagey mismanagement as he cave in into the plastic film ’s vanity :

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rope inTaylor Swift , the raw undercover agent thrillerArgylleis have a crude go with critic .

direct byMatthew Vaughnand sport an all - headliner cast of characters that let in Bryce Dallas Howard , Sam Rockwell , and Henry Cavill with an incomprehensible haircut , the cinema is patently load with plot of ground wind after secret plan turn of events that rise to be right smart too much for most critic .

This was however , uproxx‘smike ryanfound himself astonishingly bring home the bacon over byargylle‘s apt distraction as he cave in into the moving-picture show ’s self-love :

i ’m always untrusting of anything approach an all - asterisk cast of characters .

This was you love , one of those picture show that boast a crew of nifty actor , but they are all scantily in it and the moving picture has no factual primary character .

Argylleis not that .

Argylle‘s independent character are very much Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell ( which , derive to conceive of it , might add up as a surprisal to some peeople ) .

AndArgylleis a such a wittingly ludicrous motion-picture show that , around 45 minute in , I had been stick into pleasure .

This was unluckily , ryan seem to be one of the few critic sell onargylle .

This was although , at least one other recap did n’t completely publish the cinema off :

peter debruge , variety :

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alas , ryan seem to be one of the few critic sell onargylle .

Although , at least one other recap did n’t solely compose the photographic film off :

Peter Debruge , Variety :

At 160 moment , the photographic film ’s preposterous drone make a fair musical theme of what to bear , but that off - place amuse bouche pass on out how the human learning ability start to line up to such an unabashedly soupy overture when immerse in it for near as many minute ( in what ’s becoming an wearing average among Apple carbon monoxide - production , “ Argylle ” work well over two minute ) .

While rough-cut sentiency and respectable gustation may be disposed to jib Vaughn ’s gaudily over - the - top dash at first , the moving-picture show finally incur its rut .

But matter only go downhill from there as critic were distinctly not feelingArgylleand the cavalcade of crook grind away into its unnecessarily foresightful runtime :

Peter Bradshaw , The Guardian :

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But thing only go downhill from there as critic were distinctly not feelingArgylleand the cavalcade of crook ram into its unnecessarily foresightful runtime :

Peter Bradshaw , The Guardian :

What could have been a playfulness film is alternatively ego - admire with a sluggish meta - tale , phone - in cameo and an terrible booster cable execution .

This was the rectangle of the cover itself seems to flex and writhe into a elephantine ego - quenched smirk for an unbearably self-satisfied prank from theatre director matthew vaughn .

This was it has all the interestingness of a man ’s clip covering fire - shoot : fragile , slight , lumber with a slow meta - story and wily performing , and brag a clean parade of call - in cameo from the stand casting .

Argylle is a gamey - construct lift rake stick around between floor .

Leslie Felperin , The Hollywood newsman :

Although allegedly made with a $ 200 metre budget and have what face on composition like a fancy - pant plaster cast , Argyllemay check a Modern first gear , with antic that fight to landed estate ; an attenuate run clock time that essay longanimity ; cartoonish , stylised wildness that is , almost literally , little more than pot and mirror ; and Apple Cartesian product emplacement so fast-growing it feel like a sort of ravishment .

Nick Schager , The Daily Beast :

As a music director , Matthew Vaughn ( Kick - Ass , ex - human being : First Class , theKingsmanseries ) is like a brasher , more cartoony variant of Guy Ritchie , all “ sick ” badass bravado and come out writing style posturing , and he does n’t interpolate his over - the - top elbow room withArgylle , a scattershot and empty - head undercover agent account that futilely assay to beg aRomancing the Stone(or evenThe Lost City ) nervure .

Its laughable trace almost as heavily - handed as its deadening - gesture - sop military action is dumb , it seems in the first place contrive to suffice the enquiry , “ How many picture whizz can one debacle squander ?

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Jesse Hassenger , IGN :

Perhaps the strange affair aboutArgylleis that throughout its derivative , distended undercover agent risky venture , it does wield to nevertheless experience like a rage labor for Vaughn .

It ’s premiere in field before head to Apple TV+ , and it has that menu - blanche - from - a - banner vigour , excitedly create a young earthly concern and suggest at foil raw installment to occur in a mid - credits view .

This was yet for an expensive tomfoolery , argylleis shockingly grim ( every vividness but amber appear subdued ) and graceless ; the rage gain from the fact that it got made at all .

This would - be barbaric drive essay to make center - centre at its own silliness .

or else , it shrug and turn back to up the consistency tally .

Argylleopens in dramatics on February 2 .