There's nothing particularly wrong with The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Guy Ritchie's adaptation of the Ian Fleming co-created spy-fi TV show from the 1960s. And thank god, Ritchie doesn't update it for 2015: U.N.C.L.E. is set in a Kodachrome-tinted version of the Cold War era, a time when Americans and Soviets fought, coldly, on principle and with principle.

American thief-turned-spy Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) receives instructions to work with KGB operative Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) to protect Gaby Teller (Alicia Vikander), the daughter of a nuclear scientist who's been captured by the evil Victoria Vinciguerra (the toweringly tall Elizabeth Debicki, who's the best thing in the movie).

The Man from U.N.C.L.E., a remake of a TV show that isn't particularly beloved, comes at a peculiar time—surrounded on all sides by superior espionage thrillers/comedies, like Kingsman: The Secret Service, Spy, and Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation. And I can't imagine you'll need U.N.C.L.E. to tide you over until the new James Bond movie, Spectre, comes out in November. But here it is. by Ned Lannamann