Episode Forty-One - The Rhythm Section (2020)
Failure to Franchise · Trev Snyder & Chris Sorgiovanni
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Show Notes
Is 2020's THE RHYTHM SECTION an artsy, introspective deconstruction of the spy-movie and revenge-thriller genres, or is it a high-octane, blockbuster attempt to create a new female-led James Bond-style franchise? The answer, depending on who you ask, is "yes," and therein perhaps is the problem. When EON Productions decided to branch out from Bond and give another literary spy-action series a whirl as a cinematic venture, they probably figured their experience guiding the most successful, enduring action franchise of all time would guarantee smooth sailing. And yet here we are, with all the hard work of EON, director Reed Moreno, and star Blake Lively still ending up featured on OUR show. So what went wrong??