A very well made film which I found notable for the performances of those involved. With the action being split between two time-lines there are two actors for each of the main parts; Helen Mirren was excellent as Rachel Singer (1997) and I thought Jessica Chastain was equally good in the same part circa 1965. Tom Wilkinson was great (as ever) as Stephan Gold (1997) with Marton Csokas doing a fine job in 1965. Finally there's Ciarán Hinds who did a good job as David Peretz (1997) and Sam Worthington did an excellent job as the 1965 version. I should also give a mention to Jesper Christensen who did a great job as Doktor Bernhardt / Dieter Vogel.
Based on the Israeli film, "Ha-Hov" (which I haven't seen), I could see parallels with the Steven Spielberg film "Munich". Surprisingly, there is a long section of the film that concentrates on the events in Berlin which I thought was maybe a bit too long. There needed to be (IMO) a little more grounding in 1997 as that is where the film ends. Having said that, I did find this tale quite gripping with an unexpected outcome. I liked the way certain details were kept from the audience until the action switched to 1997. Over all, an interesting drama/thriller with some great performances; I just felt it needed a little more Still, worth a look.
SteelMonster's verdict: RECOMMENDED.
My Score 7.1/10
IMDb Score: 6.9/10 (based on 28,779 votes at the time of going to press).
MetaScore: 65/100: (Based on 37 critic reviews provided by Metacritic.com at the time of going to press).
Rotten Tomatoes 'Tomatometer' Score: 76/100 (based on 165 reviews counted at the time of going to press).
Rotten Tomatoes 'Audience' Score: 67/100 'Liked It' (based on 30,552 user ratings counted at the time of going to press).
You can find an expanded version of this review on my blog: Thoughts of a SteelMonster.
Based on the Israeli film, "Ha-Hov" (which I haven't seen), I could see parallels with the Steven Spielberg film "Munich". Surprisingly, there is a long section of the film that concentrates on the events in Berlin which I thought was maybe a bit too long. There needed to be (IMO) a little more grounding in 1997 as that is where the film ends. Having said that, I did find this tale quite gripping with an unexpected outcome. I liked the way certain details were kept from the audience until the action switched to 1997. Over all, an interesting drama/thriller with some great performances; I just felt it needed a little more Still, worth a look.
SteelMonster's verdict: RECOMMENDED.
My Score 7.1/10
IMDb Score: 6.9/10 (based on 28,779 votes at the time of going to press).
MetaScore: 65/100: (Based on 37 critic reviews provided by Metacritic.com at the time of going to press).
Rotten Tomatoes 'Tomatometer' Score: 76/100 (based on 165 reviews counted at the time of going to press).
Rotten Tomatoes 'Audience' Score: 67/100 'Liked It' (based on 30,552 user ratings counted at the time of going to press).
You can find an expanded version of this review on my blog: Thoughts of a SteelMonster.