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Spy Game Main Cast:
Director: Tony Scott Rating: 4 Stars - recommended. Plot Summary:
CIA
agent Nathan Muir (Robert Redford) is on his last day in work, in Washington,
before he retires.
He learns that another agent Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt) has been arrested in
China while trying to free a prisoner from a Chinese prison.
Tom is an agent that Nathan handpicked and trained and he feels
responsible for him. Tom has been sentenced by the Chinese to be executed in 24
hours. To
make matters worse he was on an unauthorised mission when he was arrested and
the CIA superiors don’t want to upset the Chinese in the middle of delicate
trade negotiations.
His superiors are looking for an excuse to cut him loose.
Nathan Muir wants to help but he only has 24 hours to do it… Review:
This is an intelligent, entertaining,
espionage thriller with a perfect balance of action, intrigue and humour.
The story unfolds by jumping back and forth from the past to the present
but it never loses it's momentum and is interesting and entertaining from start
to finish. A
game of cat and mouse develops between Agent Muir and his superiors and an
ingenious script creates a sharp and bright dialogue between them.
The
action scenes are done without the use of mindless “over the top” special
effects or violence.
Instead of taking from the intelligent plot the action scenes help to
tell the story and have a realistic quality to them.
These spies aren’t the James Bond type!
There are no exploding watches, shooting pens or amphibious cars!
Maybe just the odd telephone bug! Robert
Redford gets most of the humorous lines, which he delivers, in a dry deadpan
expression especially when dealing with his colleagues at CIA headquarters.
The great script also provides some good lines between himself and Brad
Pitt. Robert
Redford and Brad Pitt work very well together and the combination of the older
experienced agent and his trainee is very convincing.
The age difference and the “teacher student” relationship are
important to the story and explain Nathan Muir’s concern for Bishop. Some movies rely on hype to attract the audiences but this entertaining movie didn’t get half the hype it deserved and will do well by word of mouth! Reviewed
by Niall Quinn, PremierMovieReviews 2002 MAINPAGE RECENT CINEMA RELEASES RECENT VIDEO RELEASES THE ARCHIVES |