Tonight on TV: Henry Cavill isn’t just Superman, prove it with this slick spy flick

Three years after Sherlock Holmes 2 and four years before Aladdin, Guy Ritchie made a spy movie with a five-star cast! its title? Very Special Agents – UNCLE code

Released in theaters in 2015, this feature film is set in the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War. A CIA agent, Napoleon Solo, and another KGB agent, Ilya Kuryakin, are forced to work together to dismantle an international criminal organization.

In the casting of this high-tension story, we find two great British and American actors: Henry Cavill, in the shoes of a CIA agent and his Soviet counterpart, Armie Hammer.

That’s not all, they are accompanied by the Swedish Alicia Vikander (Tomb Raider), the Polish-Australian Elizabeth Debic (Tenet), but also the British Hugh Grant and Jared Harris. Only this!

English spy movie

Known for his famous role as Superman in Man of Steel, Batman vs. superman and the justice league Henry Cavill With this spy movie, he proves that he is not “just” a superhero. in turn Armie Hammer Also offers himself a role that he was a little used to, the one who surprised us in the movie Call Me By Your Name, or who played Prince Charming in the movie Snow White.

Thus, two famous actors step out of their comfort zone and put on the shoes of two agents who are ready to do anything to stop the criminals. The historical reconstruction is both pop and stylish (like Kingsman), the humor (so British) is perfectly balanced, the action scenes are stylized. In short, everything is coming together to make this movie a real success.

And even though it only had an audience of 367,103 in France, viewers gave it an excellent 3.9 out of 5 rating. On the other hand, the national press also won and awarded the film. Very Special Agents – UNCLE code Rating 3.3 out of 5.

Guy Ritchie So he was right! Once again, the director adapts to the big screen the series Very Special Agents, which aired from 1964 to 1968 on NBC!

Tonight at the Paris premiere at 9:00 p.m.