A lot to admire - the period detail, sense of style, costumes, Elizabeth Debecki is a perfect femme fetale, Hugh Grant is wonderful fun, Alicia Vikander is stunning, the editing of sequences is entertaining (the Berlin car chase, the split screen in the final raid), and I love the ending with the British navy of all people coming to save the day and Napoleon Solo pulling a clever feint.
The two stars don't work. I spent most of the running time wondering who else could have done the job. Maybe Arne Hammer as Solo not the Russian plus a genuine Russian as Ilya. Or Hugh Grant as Solo, with the part rewritten for him (make him British, give him less action), and a Russian as Ilya. I got a little sick of everyone playing a different nationality to what they were eg Jared Harris as a CIA guy. If you're a fan of Henry Cavill you will feel differently.
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