After reading the existing user comments I find it rather hard to add 10 lines, but I'll give it a try.
After the demise of the cold war it was obvious the movie industry would crack down on international crime and terror is an obvious victim.
In the Grid the revered 'special relationship' between the two United realms is drawn to attention.
The rivalry between the two nations intelligence organisations is far less than between each country's different services. However the rivalry in the movie does not stand out very clearly and could have been elaborated on with indication of the effect on the available intelligence to the executive decision makers.
One thing that stroke and irritated me was the naive character of the American 'first lady'. We see a very immature and young female with no heavy pondus to level the influence the script gives rise to over the heavy guys in the political intelligence environment. Julianna Margulies does not create a believable character and her statements and actions in the meetings seems ludicrous and could only satisfy a female teenager. I see the flaw as a way to entice young females to endorse the movie by getting the traditional power setup look stale and inefficient. It is a cheap measure and too unrealistic to be taken seriously.
Also leading the English brigade was another two women in charge of men adding to the suspicion the film caters to a female audience.
On the other hand the English female first dame is much more credible and her subtile acting talent soars like the sun over the desert. You instantly get the feeling how well this very, very intelligent agent softly manipulates her partners and how she holds control of the situation. (Jemma Redgrave). Personally I also found her a very attractive women, which does help :-) Likewise excellent stands the English actor Bernard Hill out. The American actors are overall stiff stereotypes.
Also performing excellently was the super terrorist and his ability to manipulate his cadres seeps eerily over the screen.
Deducting from the overall good experience was the out-of-place romance finishing off the agent relationship. The scene add nothing to the plot except for fulfilling a stereotype scene.
Continuity was overall good except for the hairdo in the bed scene of Emily Tuthill, who I once again want to point point out as the highlight of the movie in opposition to several of the former reviews who even found her icy. I can't believe someone wrote that.
After the demise of the cold war it was obvious the movie industry would crack down on international crime and terror is an obvious victim.
In the Grid the revered 'special relationship' between the two United realms is drawn to attention.
The rivalry between the two nations intelligence organisations is far less than between each country's different services. However the rivalry in the movie does not stand out very clearly and could have been elaborated on with indication of the effect on the available intelligence to the executive decision makers.
One thing that stroke and irritated me was the naive character of the American 'first lady'. We see a very immature and young female with no heavy pondus to level the influence the script gives rise to over the heavy guys in the political intelligence environment. Julianna Margulies does not create a believable character and her statements and actions in the meetings seems ludicrous and could only satisfy a female teenager. I see the flaw as a way to entice young females to endorse the movie by getting the traditional power setup look stale and inefficient. It is a cheap measure and too unrealistic to be taken seriously.
Also leading the English brigade was another two women in charge of men adding to the suspicion the film caters to a female audience.
On the other hand the English female first dame is much more credible and her subtile acting talent soars like the sun over the desert. You instantly get the feeling how well this very, very intelligent agent softly manipulates her partners and how she holds control of the situation. (Jemma Redgrave). Personally I also found her a very attractive women, which does help :-) Likewise excellent stands the English actor Bernard Hill out. The American actors are overall stiff stereotypes.
Also performing excellently was the super terrorist and his ability to manipulate his cadres seeps eerily over the screen.
Deducting from the overall good experience was the out-of-place romance finishing off the agent relationship. The scene add nothing to the plot except for fulfilling a stereotype scene.
Continuity was overall good except for the hairdo in the bed scene of Emily Tuthill, who I once again want to point point out as the highlight of the movie in opposition to several of the former reviews who even found her icy. I can't believe someone wrote that.