An average movie

Honestly, I have never heard of this movie before and, if I recall correctly, I ended up watching it just because it was on the TV. Apparently, it was Santiago Amigorena’s directing debut. Once again, to be honest, I have never heard of this guy before but apparently it is a guy from Argentina who built up a career as a screenwriter (‘Upside Down’, ‘Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire)’, ‘Bon plan’, ‘Peut-être’, ‘Post coïtum animal triste’) and Juliette Binoche was with him at the time which would explain her involvement in this movie. Anyway, I thought it was not bad at all. Basically, it is a spy movie but something completely different than James Bond or Jason Bourne. Indeed, there was not much action here and the whole thing was more about some obscure characters who seem to be some spies dealing with some osbcure business. I make it sound rather cryptic and it is exactly how the movie was and it was its major appeal but also its major flaw. Indeed, on one hand, I enjoyed this different approach but, on the other hand, very often, I had no idea what was going on and it was rather frustrating. Still, the directing was solid and there was a very nice cast (Juliette Binoche, John Turturro, Nick Nolte). To conclude, even though the whole thing was rather flawed, I thought it was an original spy feature and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10