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We can sense director Matthew Vaughn straining to free himself of the bonds of his chosen genre throughoutArgylle.
Then he reveals that hes a real-life spy and proceeds immediately to save her from about a dozen assailants.
Alas, the pile-up of twists eventually starts to smell of desperation.
The more turns Jason Fuchss script takes, the more monotonous everything feels.
Howard and Rockwell, luckily, are likable enough to keep the proceedings from becoming too insufferable.
And then there are the action sequences, which have always been Vaughns strong suit.
That does count for something.
Ultimately, were left with a movie of violent extremes exhausting and tedious, but occasionally enchanting.
