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** The "America teaming up with Russia. That doesn't sound very friendly." phrase by Gaby Teller is repeated in almost every trailer, taking the humor out of it.
** She doesn't even say the whole phrase together in the movie! It's like the way Sherlock Holmes never said in the stories "Elementary, my dear Watson." Gaby says "America teaming up with Russia" during the scene to pick out her clothes for the mission. She says "That doesn't sound very friendly." '''much''' earlier, during her first scene with Solo, in fact. And she's referring to something completely different.

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** The "America teaming up with Russia. That doesn't sound very friendly." phrase by Gaby Teller is repeated in almost every trailer, taking the humor out of it.
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it. She doesn't even say the whole phrase together in the movie! It's like the way Sherlock Holmes never said in the stories "Elementary, my dear Watson." Gaby says "America teaming up with Russia" during the scene to pick out her clothes for the mission. She says "That doesn't sound very friendly." '''much''' earlier, during her first scene with Solo, in fact. And she's referring to something completely different.
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* EvilIsSexy: The Vinciguerras.
** Victoria is beautiful, soft-spoken and willing to play dirty to get what she wants.
** Vinciguerra's husband is likewise good-looking, though less competent. Even Gaby seems to enjoy his attentions somewhat; too bad he's a Nazi (or [[UsefulNotes/FascistItaly Italian neo-fascist]] in this case).
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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Those unimpressed with Creator/HenryCavill's stoic, emotionless Superman were pleasantly surprised to see that he could pull off an aura of charisma and class as Napoleon Solo. Similarly, those who previously knew Creator/ArmieHammer for his IdiotHero ButtMonkey roles in ''Film/TheLoneRanger'' and ''Film/MirrorMirror'' tended to be quite impressed by his nuanced GeniusBruiser turn as Illya.

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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Those unimpressed with Creator/HenryCavill's stoic, emotionless stoic Superman were pleasantly surprised to see that he could pull off an aura of charisma and class as Napoleon Solo. Similarly, those who previously knew Creator/ArmieHammer for his IdiotHero ButtMonkey roles in ''Film/TheLoneRanger'' and ''Film/MirrorMirror'' tended to be quite impressed by his nuanced GeniusBruiser turn as Illya.

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Misuse. Signature Scene is for scenes that are so famous even people who have not watched the film are aware of their existence. It's not for just any scene watchers enjoyed.


* OneTrueThreesome: Solo, Illya and Gaby, natch.

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* %%* OneTrueThreesome: Solo, Illya and Gaby, natch.Gaby. Context?



* SignatureScene:
** Whether you like the film or not, both critics and audiences agree that the penultimate scene, the one with the car chase between the [=ATV=], jeep, and the motorcycle, is the best in the film, with its use of changing camera angles and music that makes it seem straight out of a video game.
** There's quite a bit of love for the scene where Napoleon takes a break from a high speed boat chase that Illya is caught in the middle of. While he fights for his life against his attackers, what does Solo do in the meantime? Sit back, have a sandwhich, drink some wine and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljDcvhkRuOc listen to some tunes]] while enjoying the fireworks.
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** Vinciguerra's husband is likewise good-looking, though less competent. Even Gaby seems to enjoy his attentions somewhat; too bad he's a Nazi (or [[UsefulNotes/FascistItaly Italian fascist]] in this case).

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** Vinciguerra's husband is likewise good-looking, though less competent. Even Gaby seems to enjoy his attentions somewhat; too bad he's a Nazi (or [[UsefulNotes/FascistItaly Italian fascist]] neo-fascist]] in this case).

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* HarsherInHindsight: Illya's explosive temper and creepy stoicism, especially with Gaby, are much harder to look at after Armie Hammer's accusations of sexual abuse and cannibal fantasies ruined his career.



* HarsherInHindsight: Illya's explosive temper and creepy stoicism, especially with Gaby, are much harder to look at after Armie Hammer's accusations of sexual abuse and cannibal fantasies ruined his career.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Take You Down" by Music/DanielPemberton, with its epic "[[Music/LedZeppelin Immigrant Song]]"-like yelling. No wonder it ended up being reused to great effect in ''Series/{{The Boys|2019}}''.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Take You Down" by Music/DanielPemberton, with So many to choose from, has its epic "[[Music/LedZeppelin Immigrant Song]]"-like yelling. No wonder it ended up being reused to great effect in ''Series/{{The Boys|2019}}''.dedicated page [[AwesomeMusic/TheManFromUNCLE2015 here]].
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* FoeYay: ''Canon'' example with Solo and Victoria. [[spoiler:They even sleep together.]]
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Take You Down" by Music/DanielPemberton, with its epic "Immigrant Song"-like yelling. No wonder it ended up being reused to great effect in ''Series/{{The Boys|2019}}''.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Take You Down" by Music/DanielPemberton, with its epic "Immigrant Song"-like "[[Music/LedZeppelin Immigrant Song]]"-like yelling. No wonder it ended up being reused to great effect in ''Series/{{The Boys|2019}}''.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Illya's explosive temper and creepy stoicism, especially with Gaby, are much harder to look at after Armie Hammer's accusations of sexual abuse and cannibal fantasies ruined his career.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Take You Down" by Music/DanielPemberton, with its epic "Immigrant Song"-like yelling. No wonder it ended up being reused to great effect in ''Series/{{The Boys|2019}}''.
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* MagnificentBastard:
** Napoleon Solo is a charismatic, lovable GentlemanThief turned the best agent in the American government, who works off his criminal debt by taking down threats far worse than himself, and all while lining his own pockets and having fun the whole way. Introduced outsmarting Russian superspy Illya Kuryakin using nothing but his surroundings and his own gadgets, Solo is afterwards begrudgingly teamed up with Kuryakin to take down the villainous Victoria Vinciguerra. Effortlessly seducing Victoria herself even amidst her suspicions and playfully trolling Kuryakin at every possible turn, Solo faces even drugging, capture, and torture at the hands of Nazis with wit and joviality. When Victoria seemingly escapes and has all but won, Solo uses his killing of her husband to bait the woman into stalling her escape in time for Solo's allies to kill her and end her scheme, after which Solo solidifies his budding friendship with Kuryakin by revealing he recovered the man's valued watch after it was lost.
** Alexander Waverly is a British intelligence officer playing TheManBehindTheMan to agent Gaby Teller, having her play the part of damsel-in-distress in order to get close to the Vinciguerras and Gaby's uncle Rudi. Alexander kicks back and relaxes for two-thirds of the movie as he has the KGB and the CIA compete and do the bulk of the legwork for him while he stays in the shadows, having Gaby feed him back information and then having her seemingly betray Solo and Kuryakin to the clutches of the enemy so she can infiltrate the Vinciguerras. Admitting he's played both Solo and Kurykain like fiddles when forced to come clean with nothing more than a calm smile, Waverly is so charismatic that he manages to convince both the KGB and the CIA into relinquishing to him their best agents, all so he can set up his own organization he promptly dubs "U.N.C.L.E."
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** Adrian Saunders' actor Jarred Harris has become the second actor who is a son of Creator/RexHarrison to appear in a ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' project, the first of one of Rex's sons being Noel Harrison, who appear in the spinoff ''Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE''
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** Adrian Saunders' actor Jarred Harris has become the second actor who is a son of Creator/RexHarrison to appear in a ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' project, the first of one of Rex's sons being Noel Harrison, who appear in the spinoff ''Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE''.

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** Adrian Saunders' actor Jarred Harris has become the second actor who is a son of Creator/RexHarrison to appear in a ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' project, the first of one of Rex's sons being Noel Harrison, who appear in the spinoff ''Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE''.''Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE''
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** Adrian Saunders' actor Jarred Harris has become the second actor who is a son of Creator/RexHarrison to appear in a ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'', the first of one of Rex's sons being Noel Harrison, who appear in the spinoff ''Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE''.

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** Adrian Saunders' actor Jarred Harris has become the second actor who is a son of Creator/RexHarrison to appear in a ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'', ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' project, the first of one of Rex's sons being Noel Harrison, who appear in the spinoff ''Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE''.
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* Adrian Saunders' actor Jarred Harris has become the second actor who is a son of Creator/RexHarrison to appear in a ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'', the first being Noel Harrison, who appear in the spinoff ''Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE''.

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* ** Adrian Saunders' actor Jarred Harris has become the second actor who is a son of Creator/RexHarrison to appear in a ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'', the first of one of Rex's sons being Noel Harrison, who appear in the spinoff ''Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE''.
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* Adrian Saunders' actor Jarred Harris has become the second actor who is a son of Creator/RexHarrison to appear in a ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'', the first being Noel Harrison, who appear in the spinoff ''Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE''.

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* CompleteMonster: [[TortureTechnician Rudi von Trüsch, known almost entirely as Uncle Rudi]], is the uncle of Gaby and secretly an unrepentant Nazi in league with the Vinciguerra crime family. Once a bullied little boy who concluded from his torment that the masters of life were pain and fear, Uncle Rudi put his skills to use in [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the second World War]], using the carnage to torture as many people to death as he could in as many possible ways to document them in his scrapbook. So prolific his name has been mistaken for three different artists, Trudi has no care as to what his employers want, torturing Napoleon Solo [[ForTheEvulz purely for the fun of it]] when he has him in his clutches and [[DirtyCoward cowardly]] selling off everyone tangentially connected to him when he's captured.

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* CompleteMonster: [[TortureTechnician Rudi von Trüsch, known almost entirely as Uncle Rudi]], is the uncle of Gaby and secretly [[ThoseWackyNazis an unrepentant Nazi Nazi]] in league with the Vinciguerra crime family. Once a bullied little boy who concluded from his torment that the masters of life were pain and fear, Uncle Rudi put his skills to use in [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the second World War]], using the carnage to torture as many people to death as he could in as many possible ways to document them in his scrapbook. So prolific his name has been mistaken for three different artists, Trudi has no care as to what his employers want, torturing Napoleon Solo [[ForTheEvulz purely for the fun of it]] when he has him in his clutches and [[DirtyCoward cowardly]] selling off everyone tangentially connected to him when he's captured.

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