The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

116 minutes of beautiful suits with a spy plot tucked in the inside pocket: that’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The plot involves a missing scientist and a bomb in the wrong hands, and you’ll forget it before the car ride home. Elizabeth Debicki gets a stunning wardrobe and almost nothing to do as the villain, and Guy Ritchie keeps chopping the action into split screens and quick montages. But the vibes are immaculate. Henry Cavill plays Napoleon Solo like a man who has never paid for his own drink, and Armie Hammer’s Illya is wound so tight you can practically hear him creak. Their bickering is the movie. The best scene has Solo sitting in a parked truck, eating a sandwich and enjoying an old Italian song while his partner gets chased through the water behind him. Alicia Vikander is quick and dry as the mechanic who keeps outmaneuvering both of them. A 6.6 because it’s all style, and it’s really good style. $613.23 says you buy a turtleneck this fall and start calling it your spy sweater.

What works: Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer’s prickly rivalry is a blast, and the sixties costumes, sets and music look fantastic.

What doesn’t: The villain plot is generic and forgettable, and the split-screen editing often skips past the action instead of showing it.

Who it’s for: Fans of old-school spy movies who’d trade a tight plot for great tailoring any day.