The Unfortunate Failure of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:33:35 +0000

2015’s The Man From Uncle is an unfortunate failure. Despite having an established director's name attached, some pretty decent star power, and mostly positive reviews this film failed to leave an impression at the box office and resulted in Warner Brothers losing millions of dollars. But did it deserve to flop? And what went wrong along the way that caused this million dollar loss?

In this video essay I revisit this action spy thriller, to understand why it failed and offer some of my thoughts on why it deserved better.

Chapters:

Intro: 0:00
Behind the Film: 0:30
Why it Failed: 4:07
Why it Deserved Better: 7:11
Conclusion: 10:17

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Music Attribution:

"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Backbeat Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

"Thief in the Night" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

"Apero Hour" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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