Description
When an American spy encounters a Russian agent during a job behind the Iron Curtain, they are subsequently assigned to work together to track down a nuclear scientist using his daughter as bait.
Original language
English
Original publication date
2015
Publication
Warner Home VideoWarner Bros. (2015)
Library's review
A very strong and memorable opening sequence (which I say in _spite_ of my general dislike of car chases) that unforuntately then gives way to a fairly bland and unmemorable plot. That said, the performances stay strong the whole way through, and leads Hammer and Cavill continuously and without
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fail make their every scene land -- especially the (many) fun bits. Because of that, the film ends up being quite enjoyable, and while its box office performance makes it a near impossibility, a follow-up that keeps their excellent chemistry going and wraps it inside an a bit more interesting plot, could have been something rather special. Show Less
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LibraryThing member infjsarah
I grew up with repeats of the 1960s series and was always a fan, esp of David McCullum as Ilya. So I was interested to see the remake. It was an OK couple of hours but nothing special.