Any movie that lists “Rasputin dance choreographer” in the credits deserves at least a look.
As Orlando, Duke of Oxford and the spy agency’s founder, Fiennes might read more cuddly than studly, but he lends a surprising gravitas to this flibbertigibbet feature.
Gusto performances, including Gemma Arterton as a nanny running a secret network of servant-spies, help atone for the plot’s nuttiness.
“Take your trousers off and sit down,” he commands Orlando, before licking a battle wound on the aristocrat’s thigh.