“BS!” exclaims Bryce Dallas Howard’s spy novelist Elly Conway when she learns the real identity of the titular secret agent in “Argylle.” For once in the film, her character’s savant-like gift for understanding exactly what the audience should feel tracks.
Here, that’s disbelief tinged with disappointment. READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2024 The ubiquitous marketing of “Argylle” billed the film as “from the twisted mind of Matthew Vaughn,” a moniker that only works insofar as it makes any sense of edginess easy to see coming.
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