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Anton Corbijn's latest is another spy thriller. However this one feels more like a drama. Although there's some procedural stuff and we see the ops they set up and play out, it's refreshing to see a spy thriller where a gun is never drawn or shot. And it's bittersweet to see the late great Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Here, both sides of the war on terror are painted as ruthless. It lives in this grey area and no-one gets out unscathed. As you'd expect from Corbijn, it's stylishly shot though a little slow paced. It's takes its time setting up all the pieces. And it's only in the final few minutes that everything comes together. An enjoyable film, character work isn't as developed as The American but it has a lot more plot going on to make up for that.
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