The Man From U.N.C.L.E. [Blu-ray] £3.50 @ Amazon

Henry Cavill (“Man of Steel”) stars as Napoleon Solo opposite Armie Hammer (“The Social Network”) as Illya Kuryakin in director Guy Ritchie’s action adventure The Man from U.N.C.L.E., a fresh take on the hugely popular 1960s television series.

Set against the backdrop of the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. centres on CIA agent Solo and KGB agent Kuryakin. Forced to put aside longstanding hostilities, the two team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe.

---

Info added by Rmcstar


At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) are forced to put aside their hostilities and work together to stop the evildoers in their tracks. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a missing German scientist, whom they must find soon to prevent a global catastrophe.

• Rating: PG-13 (Partial Nudity|Action/Violence|Some Suggestive Content)
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
• Original Language: English
• Director: Guy Ritchie
• Producer: John Davis, Lionel Wigram, Guy Ritchie, Steve Clark-Hall
• Writer: Guy Ritchie, Lionel Wigram
• Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 2015 Wide
• Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2015
• Box Office (Gross USA): $45.4M
• Runtime: 1h 56m
• Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
• Production Co: Ritchie/Wigram, Davis Entertainment
• Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
• Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)
  

---

Critics Consensus
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. tries to distract from an unremarkable story with charismatic stars and fizzy set pieces, adding up to an uneven action thriller with just enough style to overcome its lack of substance. Read critic reviews

---