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Summary: spy games
Review: this was a movie I've watched more then once to really understand. I feel that Robert Redford and Brad Pitt gave a very solid performance. And if you like moves you need to think through you'll like this, we did.
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Summary: Convoluted But Entertaining
Review: Tony Scott continues his reign of mediocrity with this difficult but sometimes rewarding thriller about a retiring CIA operative (Robert Redford) who is forced to go above heads and conduct some covert business of his own when his superiors decide that an imprisoned marksman agent gone rogue (Brad Pitt) is possibly expendable. Redford tells a panel of his bosses stories of training Pitt, assisting him in the field and getting his [tail]out of some serious trouble, and herein lies the film's major obstacle: the muddled screenplay crams too much in, with one rambling adventure after another, and Scott's frenetic visual style tries hard to give the plot some consistency but ends up doing quite the opposite; it's obvious after a point that he is trying to hide the fact that the story isn't about anything in particular, and for this reason the film's length will seem tedious to some viewers. Redford is excellent and completely watchable in the lead, but Pitt's character is so shallow (and the script has no idea what to do with him) that though he performs superbly he's never really all that sympathetic.
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Summary: Not what I expected
Review: I was expecting more of a thriller. Spy Game turned out to be far more cerebral than action-packed. It offered interesting insight into the CIA, foreign relations and espionage. Redford and Pitt gave solid performances as mentor and protege in a world where the choices are neither clear nor easy. As someone else said, this is a movie you need to watch carefully, otherwise it is easy to get lost.
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Summary: LET THE BUYER BEWARE!
Review: I couldn't wait to pick this one up, but my enthusiasm was quickly abated; expecting the full-throttle excitement of a colourful, booming, state-of-the-art espionage game for my computer, I discovered I'd purchased a wholly predictable and woefully pedestrian Hollywood "thriller," instead. Here's hoping the schlub behind the misleading marketing is swiftly court-martialled.
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Summary: Not in a class with "The French Connection"
Review: Ok, I have a real dislike for Robert Redford but spy movies are my favorate, this one was even honest, no shoot up spies like in some movies. I've also been weerly of seeing anything with Brad Pitt since Legends of the Fall but he's building his stock back up with me. For the most part this movie is ok, I'd watch it again I just wish they wouldn't have put Robert Redford in it.
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Summary: Boring
Review: Potential was there in this movie. Whether I was in a bad mood or not, I don't know, but this was sooo slow. I was not captivated by the plot and Brad Pitt was not believable in his role and I didn't feel connected with the story. If you liked movies like Apocalypse Now or even AI you may enjoy it. Patriot Games and The Hunt For Red October were better movies. Far better "Spy" movies are out there. This was well filmed and the production was good.
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Summary: Not as clever as it's meant to be...
Review: Robert Redford and Brad Pitt try to out-blonde and out-handsome each other in this muddled spy thriller. Did someone cut out the twenty minutes during which the plot makes sense and we care at all about any of the characters? Guess so.
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Summary: YOu really must pay attention to this one...
Review: otherwise you'll get lost. There are a lot of flashbacks, fast edition, fast dialogues.But the result is a film that makes you think, not s stupid action thriller full of plot holes. Tony Scott uses his trademark skills here, mainly in the action sequences. It's great. The main flaw, in my opinion, where the main characters themselves. The guys are plain killers. Ok, some may say hard times nedd hard decisions, but the fact is that one can simply not care about the characters. If Pitt's character (Tom Bishop) was executed in that Chinese prison, I would not lose my sleep. The same goes for if Redford'c character (Nathan Muir) was get by his CIA mates.
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Summary: overlong music video...
Review: This film is so full of unnecessary camera shakes, pans, dollies and zooms that after a while it all becomes a rather pointless eye exercise. Also the fast paced music never stops for an instant, which seems to be the copyright of so many bad action-thriller movies cropping up recently . If it was a 5 min. music video this I could endure, but at 2 hours it made me want to puke. Also I tried not to fall asleep watching more than half an hour of pointless and boring close up shots of ugly blokes in a darkened meeting room staring and squinting at each other, at documents etc. The totally unlovable character of Robert Redford made it impossible for me to identify with him, while Brad Pitt was same as always, not bad, not outstanding.
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Summary: Well, at Least the Porsche Looks Cool
Review: Couple of problems: First, one cannot help compare the movie with Redford's "Three Days of the Condor" which was about a thousand times better. Second, I agree with the other reviewers who can't understand why we should feel sympathy with Brad Pitt because he's fallen in love with a British leftist who is openly sympathetic to terrorists, if not one herself. And for that reason, they can't understand why Redford would risk everything he has - life savings, career, et.al. - to save him. Wasn't Redford's character right the first time? Ask yourself this: if the British terrorist had not been played by the beautiful, soft skinned Catherine McCormack but rather by Roseanne Barr, would you sincerely believe that she was worth breaking out of prison? Call that remark cruel if you like, but remember that it's Tony Scott who's truly insulted the viewers by suggesting that murderous, terrorist tactics are not so bad so long as the girl supporting them looks good and says things like, "and I have to live with that." Still, the scene at the end with Redford racing the vintage Porsche off the CIA grounds is pretty cool. But cool scenes, cool cars and cool sportcoats can't complete a film.
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