This is kind of a Good, Bad, and Ugly situation.
The Good: The acting. Every one form "Old Rachael" (Helen Mirren) to "Young David" (Sam Worthington) did a bang up job for what they had to work with. But the standouts were Jessica Chastain as "Young Rachael" and Jesper Christensen as "Dieter Vogel". Jessica is lovely and tough. when I catch her profile she reminds me of Geena Davis. She brings good emotion and feeling to her role. From sparing with the boys to her gynecological exam with the teams target she bring it. She only falls short of our villain. He is a wolf in sheep's clothing. a mass murdering psycho who after WW2 has assumed a new life. As the doctor he is professional, and as a captive he his manipulative and dark. The cast really doesn't let you down at all though.
The Bad: The action. Being there isn't any. Well, very little. For a spy/espionage film there are very few stealthy kills and even less gun play. This movie a a DRAMA. When it happens it gets a 4/10. a little disappointing. And without further ruing the story (which i will get to in a moment) i cannot elaborate, so you will have to take my word for it.
The Ugly: The Story. There are hole in this thing bigger than my... well they are pretty big. Here is where I am going to ruin some things for you. (1) They tie this guy down with rope. Seriously? He gets a shard of glass and cuts though this bindings. Handcuff are #1 on the captive check list. I know you are Soviet controlled East Berlin, but if you can get fake papers you can get handcuffs which would have solved many problems and saved one leading character a scar on her face. (2) This old Nazi doctor gets the drop on Rachael TWICE! The first SURPRISE is acceptable, but the beat down she receives is not. She is a trained spy and should waste that old turd, but he slaps her around and kicks her in the face. WHATEVER! And where did the two guys run off to? And the second time she is older, but so is he. He is like 1,000 years old and you let him stab you MORE THAN once with scissors?! It's a joke. (3) Spending so much time on the love story of Rachael and David. I would have it but they spend so much time developing something that ultimately has no real bearing because they never get together. The only affect it has on the story is that they cannot escape when they first capture their target because David won't leave her. Why? I have no idea. I am pretty sure again that the government could arrange something to get her our because if they don't start shooting she is just a nobody. You need them to be involved to drive this portion, but spending so much time just drags out this already drug story even further. (4) The take too good of care of their prisoner. They hold him down to feel him. LET HIM STARVE. They shave him. Why does it matter if he has a beard? And THEY LET HIM SPEAK! if you don's want him to talk to you beat the crap out of him. Punish!
It's just a whole list of should have, could have, would have. that end up a big dull waste of coin. This would be a good buy for $1.
The Good: The acting. Every one form "Old Rachael" (Helen Mirren) to "Young David" (Sam Worthington) did a bang up job for what they had to work with. But the standouts were Jessica Chastain as "Young Rachael" and Jesper Christensen as "Dieter Vogel". Jessica is lovely and tough. when I catch her profile she reminds me of Geena Davis. She brings good emotion and feeling to her role. From sparing with the boys to her gynecological exam with the teams target she bring it. She only falls short of our villain. He is a wolf in sheep's clothing. a mass murdering psycho who after WW2 has assumed a new life. As the doctor he is professional, and as a captive he his manipulative and dark. The cast really doesn't let you down at all though.
The Bad: The action. Being there isn't any. Well, very little. For a spy/espionage film there are very few stealthy kills and even less gun play. This movie a a DRAMA. When it happens it gets a 4/10. a little disappointing. And without further ruing the story (which i will get to in a moment) i cannot elaborate, so you will have to take my word for it.
The Ugly: The Story. There are hole in this thing bigger than my... well they are pretty big. Here is where I am going to ruin some things for you. (1) They tie this guy down with rope. Seriously? He gets a shard of glass and cuts though this bindings. Handcuff are #1 on the captive check list. I know you are Soviet controlled East Berlin, but if you can get fake papers you can get handcuffs which would have solved many problems and saved one leading character a scar on her face. (2) This old Nazi doctor gets the drop on Rachael TWICE! The first SURPRISE is acceptable, but the beat down she receives is not. She is a trained spy and should waste that old turd, but he slaps her around and kicks her in the face. WHATEVER! And where did the two guys run off to? And the second time she is older, but so is he. He is like 1,000 years old and you let him stab you MORE THAN once with scissors?! It's a joke. (3) Spending so much time on the love story of Rachael and David. I would have it but they spend so much time developing something that ultimately has no real bearing because they never get together. The only affect it has on the story is that they cannot escape when they first capture their target because David won't leave her. Why? I have no idea. I am pretty sure again that the government could arrange something to get her our because if they don't start shooting she is just a nobody. You need them to be involved to drive this portion, but spending so much time just drags out this already drug story even further. (4) The take too good of care of their prisoner. They hold him down to feel him. LET HIM STARVE. They shave him. Why does it matter if he has a beard? And THEY LET HIM SPEAK! if you don's want him to talk to you beat the crap out of him. Punish!
It's just a whole list of should have, could have, would have. that end up a big dull waste of coin. This would be a good buy for $1.
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