Movie review
January 31, 2024 · 139 min · PG-13
Woke Score
Lower is better
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Argylle.
Woke representation / casting
Ensemble includes actors of varied backgrounds in supporting spy roles, but no visible quotas, signaling, or story-world mismatches; the white female lead fits the author-turned-agent premise naturally.
Woke political dialogue
No political, activist, or social-justice lines appear in the script or performances.
Identity-driven story themes
The narrative centers on espionage, memory loss, and meta-fiction with no focus on race, gender identity, sexuality, or modern social-justice ideas.
Western institutional / cultural critique
The Division is a generic evil spy organization in a standard good-versus-bad action setup with no framing of patriarchy, toxic masculinity, capitalism, or Western institutions as flawed.
Review
Argylle is a 2024 spy action comedy directed by Matthew Vaughn. It follows reclusive author Elly Conway whose fictional espionage novels start mirroring real events tied to a rogue spy group called the Division. She joins a real agent and her cat as memory twists turn her into the hero of her own story, complete with over-the-top fights including an absurd ice-skating battle in the finale. The film shows exaggerated heroic action from the female lead in the closing sequences but includes no political dialogue, identity-focused messaging, or cultural critiques.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
A few online posts call out “girl boss” action in the finale or the lead’s prominence, but these are limited, often tied to film quality gripes, and lack broad “woke propaganda” framing.
Creator track record context
Key creatives carry low cached woke scores with no activist histories or patterns of identity-driven projects.
Production
