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6.5/10 • 807

2013-05-311h 56m

DramaThriller

Spy on us, we'll spy on you.

An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.

Directors
Zal Batmanglij
Writters
Brit Marling, Zal Batmanglij
Editors
Andrew Weisblum

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  1. Brit Marling

    Brit Marling

    Sarah

  2. Alexander Skarsgård

    Alexander Skarsgård

    Benji

  3. Elliot Page

    Elliot Page

    Izzy

  4. Toby Kebbell

    Toby Kebbell

    Doc

  5. Shiloh Fernandez

    Shiloh Fernandez

    Luca

  6. Aldis Hodge

    Aldis Hodge

    Thumbs

  7. Danielle Macdonald

    Danielle Macdonald

    Tess

  8. Hillary Baack

    Hillary Baack

    Eve

  9. Patricia Clarkson

    Patricia Clarkson

    Sharon

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CinemaSerf

Apr 27, 2022

6/10

Probably inspired by a swathe of similarly themed movies, this is a fairly run of the mill drama about a stereotypically off-beat group determined to bring down a corporation that treats the local ecology with scent regard. Brit Marling - who has involvement on both sides of the camera - is "Sarah" an agent tasked with infiltrating this group. The more she mixes with them, understands them and their views and priorities, the more she begins to feel emotionally and professionally compromised - especially as there appears ample evidence that at least one of their target organisations is as guilty as sin. The supporting cast are adequate - Toby Kebbell and Alexander Skarsgård chip in well, but for the most part this is really pretty dull. Marling fails to inspire as does the incredibly simplistic writing and though there is a degree of vindication towards the end; the whole thing lacked characters about whom I really cared and at just short of two hours I was a bit bored. A worthy topic doesn't necessarily make for a worthy film and this needed way much more creative effort than is offered up here.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$6,500,000.00
Revenue
$2,401,510.00
Keywords
secret organizationmurdereco terrorismenvironmentalism