When your heart grows cold - ATOMIC BLONDE

  I went to the cinema yesterday with a friend of mine to watch this film: when the trailer was released, I was very curious to watch it, because it seemed a really interesting action spy film. Also, I saw that, as the protagonist, Charlize Theron was chosen, together with James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, and Toby Jones. The director is David Leitch and the writer is Kurt Johnstad. This is not an original plot, but an adaptation of the graphic nover "The Coldest City".

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  Fun Fact: "Described by Variety as a "Passion Project" for Theron, she first came across the story five years prior, when her production company Denver and Delilah Productions was sent the then-unpublished graphic novel." (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_Blonde#Production)

  This is the brief synopsis you can read under the trailer: "Oscar® winner Charlize Theron explodes into summer in Atomic Blonde, a breakneck action-thriller that follows MI6’s most lethal assassin through a ticking time bomb of a city simmering with revolution and double-crossing hives of traitors."
In fact, the film takes place on the eve of the collapse of the Berlin Wall, mostly in Berlin, but also in England and Paris. The palette of colours of this film is made up with cold shades, together with neon lights, which intensify the dramatic and dangerous scenes.

<<Trust no one>> 

  This is the "code-phrase" with which the film can be summarised: it's all a matter of trust and allies, but in every moment one can't understand who is the enemy. The borders fade away, especially after the first half of the film.
Even if the film lasts almost 2 hours, there was no pause, so that the audience was perfectly focused on the story and can try to take the attitude of the different characters.

  What I really liked were the action scenes: some of them are really spectacular, thanks to the abilities of Theron (Lorraine Broughton) and to the soundtrack. Some scenes have songs in the background (in one of them you can listen to Father Figure by George Michael), while other haven't: one can listen to the screams of pain and fatigue of the spies. Even the car chases are extraordinary and the moments of tension before the battles.
My favourite scene is when Lorraine holds a rope and jumps from a balcony, while on the other extremity one can see a man who plays the role of a kind of "anchor" (this one) .

  The 80s are recalled not only by the cars or the events, but also by the soundtrack (click on the titles to listen to the songs):

• Blue Monday by New Order (performed by Health)
• Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics
• Killer Queen by Queen
• Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
• I Ran (So Far Away) by A Flock Of Seagulls
• Cat People (Putting out Fire) by David Bowie

  My favourite characters are Lorraine (Charlize Theron) and David Percival (James McAvoy): Lorraine seems cold and cruel, but the film is not only about secret intelligence, but also about her growth; even David is not who he seems to be.

  A thing I didn't like was the changing of the rhythm in the second part of the film: it becomes complicated, especially considering the relationship between the characters. But this is also a strong point, because everything gets unexpected. 

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  This is my review of the film "Atomic Blonde": let me know if you've already watched it or not! Click also on the list on the left side of my blog to let me know which film review you would like to read! :)

Bye for now!

Yours, Silvia