BBC推荐：8月必看的9部电影

7. 《极寒之城》（Atomic Blonde）

We now have a female Doctor Who, but a big question still remains: could we ever have a female James Bond? A Jane Bond, perhaps? Well, Charlize Theron certainly looks like she qualifies for '00' status as a superspy for MI6, Bond's covert organization, in Atomic Blonde. The film takes place in 1989 just before the fall of the Berlin Wall – hence the presence of New Order's dance anthem Blue Monday in the trailer. If that suggests Atomic Blonde may be more an exercise in style than substance, you'd be right. Director David Leitch, who previously won acclaim from action nerds with his Keanu Reaveshitman drama John Wick, is a strong visual stylist, but early reviews, though largely positive, have complained about the incomprehensible plot. Eric Kohn of Indiewire says it “oscillates between the relentless energy of John Wick and the dense plotting of a John le Carré novel, Atomic Blonde never quite finds a happy medium between the two.” Released in Australia and Brazil on 3 August and the UK on 9 August.
我们已经有女版“神秘博士”，但女版“詹姆斯•邦德”还是个问号？或许应该叫简•邦德？查理兹•塞隆在《极寒之城》中的表现足以让她在邦德的秘密组织MI6中胜任超级间谍。本片故事发生在1989年，柏林墙马上就要被拆除，所以在预告片中出现了New Order乐队的舞曲《Blue Monday》。如果你因此认为，比起剧情，《极寒之城》更注重视觉效果。那么你是对的。导演大卫•雷奇本身就是一名出色的视觉效果设计师，曾以一部基努•里维斯主演的杀手电影《疾速追杀》赢得动作片爱好者的喜爱。尽管该片初期评价正面居多，却也不乏抱怨之声，吐槽电影剧情不知所云。著名电影媒体indieWIRE网站的影评家埃里克•科恩说《极寒之城》“既有《疾速追杀》的无限激情，又有约翰·勒·卡雷的间谍小说的紧凑情节，影片在两者之间来回切换，却始终没能找到完美的平衡”。影片已于8月3日在澳大利亚和巴西上映，并于8月9日在英国上映。