Tuesday, July 3, 2012

THE DEBT

     HELEN MIRREN  TOM WILKINSON  JESSICA CHASTAIN  
     SAM WORTHINGTON  MARTON CSOKAS  CIARAN HINDS

IN 1965 THREE MOSSAD AGENTS (CHASTAIN, WORTHINGTON AND CSOKAS) ARE SENT TO EAST GERMANY TO CAPTURE DIETER VOGEL, A NAZI WAR CRIMINAL.  WHEN PROBLEMS ARISE, THEY DECIDE TO KEEP A SECRET ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.  THIRTY YEARS LATER, THE THREE (MIRREN, HINDS AND WILKINSON) DISCOVER THEIR SECRET MAY NOT BE SAFE AND DECIDE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
THE MOVIE JUMPS BETWEEN 1965 AND 1997, BUT IT IS EASY TO FOLLOW AND THE BULK OF THE STORY TAKES PLACE IN 1965.  WHILE THE STORY IS CENTERED ON THE CHARACTER OF RACHEL, PLAYED BY MIRREN AND CHASTAIN, WHO BOTH DO A VERY GOOD JOB, ALL OF THE OTHER ACTORS ARE GOOD IN THEIR ROLES.  AND ALTHOUGH THE STORY DOES DELVE INTO A COUPLE OF SUB PLOTS, THE DIRECTOR KEEPS HIS AIM ON THE PREPARATION AND CAPTURE OF VOGEL AND THEN THE RESULTING PROBLEMS.  THE SUSPENSE IS THERE; IT'S NOT AN EDGE OF YOUR SEAT THRILL RIDE, BUT THERE ARE SOME UNEXPECTED EVENTS THAT WILL KEEP YOUR INTEREST AND MAKE YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.  I FOUND THIS TO BE A GOOD SPY THRILLER AND RECOMMEND IT.
RATING  3.5 out of 5

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