Netflix’s most expensive film to date is an attempt by the Russo brothers to out-bedazzle Bond. It stars Ryan Gosling as CIA assassin Court Gentry aka “Sierra Six” (Why Six? “007 was taken”). Part of a new breed that includes Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Six is a wry, sensitive action hero willing to have his ass repeatedly saved by a resourceful female (Ana de Armas’ ambitious spy co-ordinator, Dani), who’s both incredibly sexy and roughly his age. If Six conquers the world, expect Bond bigwigs (currently deciding on new directions for the brand) to take note.
The fact that Gosling hasn’t been seen in a movie since 2018 is all part of the thrill. His Stan Laurel eyes; that James Dean mouth. Gosling’s laconic style has been much missed and is ruthlessly exploited by the canny Russos from the second we see sweaty Florida jail-bird Gentry being recruited by the CIA’s Donald Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thornton).
