Film2001126 min

Spy Game

Name: Spy Game
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 2001
Duration: 126 min
Cast: Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Stephen Dillane, Larry Bryggman, Catherine McCormack

Taste attributes: actioncrimethrillerdetectivehistoricalespionagemafia/gangstertried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatebig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"It's not how you play the game. It's how the game plays you."

Boxlist takeHeavy and conventional: an intricate crime thriller, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like comfort over surprises.

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

6.9/10

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Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.

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