Friday, August 8, 2014

A MOST WANTED MAN




PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Philip Seymour Hoffman: Günther Bachmann, head of an anti-terrorist team
Nian Hoss: his assistant Irna
Grigoiry Dobrygin: Issa Karpov, an illegal immigrant
Rachel McAdams: civil rights lawyer Annabel Richter
Homayoun Ershadi: Dr. Faisal Abdullah, Muslim philanthropist
Willem Dafoe: Tommy Brue, banker
Robin Wright: C.I.A. officer Martha Sullivan 


REVIEW
True to fashion, this spy-thriller makes it difficult (impossible?) to figure out who is lying and who is telling the truth, who is covering up and who is not. Heading up the cast with a remarkable performance (one of his best ever) Hoffman leads us through the murky world of bad guys (and the murky world of good guys too) as he pushes his own agenda against some very strong resistance.

Without the usual car chases, the fisticuffs and general mayhem so often seen in movies of this sort, the film requires some mental commitment on the part of the viewer. But it is worth the effort.

CLASSIFICATION
 for language.

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