The Double
I have to admit I truly had zero interest in watching this film. I had never heard of it and hate watching bad movies. The only draw the film had with me was the actors. I figured Richard Gere, Topher Grace, eehhh how bad could it be? Not too shabby actually. There are a few very interesting twists thrown in here and there. It isn’t the best film I’ve ever reviewed, but it also isn’t the worst. I was instantly intrigued by both lead characters. They are what drew me into the story and mystery of the film right from the beginning.
Keep Your Enemies Closer
We start the film with the murder of a United States Senator. Supposedly the murderer is a notorious Soviet assassin, thought to be long dead, who goes by the infamous name of Cassius. Two men, one a retired CIA agents, the other an up and coming FBI agent, both famous for their astonishing intellect on the famous assassin, are now a very uncomfortable pair working together to solve the mystery of Cassius. With a few unlikely twists throw their way they fight the clock to find the right merciless killer.
All in a fairly simple plot but Gere and Grace play in all out very interestingly. The rest of the acting was well done as well. Stephen Moyer, Martin Sheen, Odette Yustman, Stana Katic, all the actors are well known and very good at what they do. Like I said before I was pleasantly surprised and entertained by this film. The buildup story was fairly well played, but the ending was very rushed and anti-climactic. There should have been a better explanation of future events and more emphasis on the lead character’s story. The film just ended entirely too quickly and left several things to the viewer’s imagination, but up until then the film was fairly sound and interesting. Coming from the same writers of Wanted and 3:10 To Yuma I suppose I should have expected as much. They were both interesting films as well.
As far as the quality of production it really looked good. Everything was to high definition expectations. The overall film itself was fairly dark, but this in no way hindered the viewer’s perception. That was due to the artistic and dramatic feel of the film. The sound was up to par as well. Nothing was disappointing as far as the quality of film goes.
Special Features
-Commentary with Director/Writer Michael Brandt and Writer, Derek Haas
-Producer Interviews (Actors explain their rolls a bit)
-Trailer
There are very straight forward features. Nothing real extravagant.