That’s no laughing matter, yet Atomic uses the concept of a world flooded with illicit uranium shipments as a jumping-off point for a geezer thriller in the tradition of Guy Ritchie at his worst. The intrusive soundtrack – which sounds like the playlist of someone with wildly random tastes in music (who would want to listen to Hot Chocolate and Radiohead in the same sitting?) – and blaring action sequences are combined with bantering dialogue that sounds as if it was originally written with Jason Statham and Vinnie Jones in mind.
Shazad Latif as mysterious Englishman JJ (Photo: Sifeddine Elamine/Pulse Films/Sky UK)
He is ambushed early in the first of five episodes by desert raiders. As luck would have it, their ranks include a mysterious Englishman (Shazad Latif) keen to stay off the radar. Even more mysteriously, this disillusioned Islamic fundamentalist turns on his former allies, gunning them down and allowing Max to survive.
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Atomic is eager to portray the pair as a charming odd couple. JJ is cynical about human nature and ruthless in dealing with his enemies; Max believes in love and is forever mooning over a snap of his girlfriend (Charlie Murphy). But it never feels plausible that Max and JJ would stick together instead of going their separate ways at the first opportunity.
The two Brits abroad blunder from one disaster to the next (Photo: Sifeddine Elamine/Pulse Films/Sky UK)
Allen is a formidable screen presence, but his moody aura is a bad match for a show that wants to be a ridiculous, romping adventure. He’s great at communicating moral ambivalence – but that doesn’t work with a script that demands he play a conventional action hero, larking from one danger zone to the next.
Any pretence to realism is further undermined by a blaring and intrusive score, which hits rock bottom in a toe-curling set-piece in which the duo’s flight with the uranium is soundtracked to ”Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns ’N’ Roses.
‘Atomic’ continues next Thursday at 9pm on Sky Max. The full series is streaming on Now
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