[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Argylle.]
The Matthew Vaughn film Argylle contains one major twist and then many more twists on top of it; it’s a real twist-a-palooza, and some of those twists even make sense! So, with the movie now in theaters, let’s try our best to explain that ending and answer the biggest questions presented by the spy thriller, in which a humble novelist (Bryce Dallas Howard) and her cat get swept up in a whole bunch of international intrigue.
Not all of the questions presented by this film have answers, but you can’t expect a spy to reveal all of his (or her) secrets. Still, here’s our best effort at explaining what goes down, including what Dua Lipa is doing here, and why using that Beatles song doesn’t make any sense.
Spoil the Biggest Twist First, Please!
Okay, so about halfway through Argylle, it’s confirmed that Elly Conway is actually a secret agent named Rachel Kylle (R-Kylle, get it?), who was badly injured five years ago while trying to obtain something called the Silver Bullet, and was captured by the evil forces at evil spy agency Division.
Division then brainwashed Rachel into believing that she was Elly, but her memories of secret-agent-ing lurked in her subconscious, and eventually emerged in her fiction — which Division encouraged, because they hoped that her books would eventually lead them to find the Silver Knock at the Cabin Ending ExplainedBullet. (For the sake of this writer’s sanity, we’ll keep referring to Elly as Elly in this article, even after she eventually recovers her memories of being Rachel.)
What’s the Silver Bullet Again?
A literal silver bullet that contains a flash drive of files that could bring Division down. (Argylle may not be subtle.)
So What’s Sam Rockwell’s Deal?
Aidan (Sam Rockwell) is a rogue agent who used to be Rachel’s partner (nudge nudge wink wink in more ways than one), who’s been watching her for years in her brainwashed state, until the threat to her life was too real. He’s still in love with Rachel, and eventually, she remembers her feelings for him too.
And Bryan Cranston’s the Bad Guy?
Yep, but one early twist is that for the past five years, he’s also been playing the role of Elly’s fictional loving father — a facade he drops quickly, when the time comes.
Because I’ve Seen the Trailer So Many Times, I Know Catherine O’Hara Plays Elly’s Mom. What’s Up With That?
O’Hara’s Ruth is, in another twist, actually a ruthless British scientist and hypnotist who oversaw Elly’s brainwashing. She also drops the loving mom act as soon as the jig is up.
Is Catherine O’Hara’s British Accent Any Good?
Look, the lady is a comedy legend. Be cool, okay?
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