Spy Game

Pros: Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Story, Moral
Cons: Viewer needs to pay attention and think. Is that a con?

Spy Game (2001) "If I'm walking into a $__+ storm I want to know which way the wind is blowing." Nathan Muir A lot of films have explored the idea of "how do you make your mark upon the world" - I mean; what does a person, professional to ...

Pros: Good acting my Robert Redford and Brad Pitt
Cons: Dull, plodding, confusing story line; egregious technical errors

Ah-h, yes-s... there's nothing like a good old-fashioned spy thriller to get the old heart pumping. Back in those good old Cold War days of the 1950s through the early '80s, it seemed like there were plenty of spy movies around... films usually pitting...

Pros: A Redford Gourmet Banquet.
Cons: Multiple locations make it tough.

Okay, so Spy Game isn't as deep as The Spy That Came In From The Cold or as flashy and full of special effects as a James Bond spy thriller. It's still got better acting than 90% of all the spy thriller-chillers in the last 10 years, thanks...

Pros: In theory, it's interesting
Cons: In reality, it's exceptionally dull

“Mr Scott?”
The bedraggled man in the corner looks up from his hands, his eyes red with tears. His name is Tony and he is very troubled. He searches for the source of the voice, resting his gaze on the open doorway across the room, held so by the...

Pros: Redford, and solid production values.
Cons: Lame, boring, hodgepodge of a script.

Spy Game is about as run-of-the-mill as they come. Lord knows it’s quintessential studio product. Just throw some money at a by-the-numbers espionage rehash screenplay, hire a couple of big time headliners, then get a technically slick director...

Pros: Has a very good action laced plot that is interesting.
Cons: Spy Game has a lot of politics involved with it.

Spy Game. This is a movie that has both several good aspects to it and every movie has their bad aspects. In the following paragraphs I will tell you some of the plot, but I WILL NOT GIVE THE ENDING AWAY!!! I also will give you the pros and cons of the...

Pros: The teaming up of Redford/Pitt. Good setup and denouement.
Cons: The script, the directing, but first and foremost: THE PACE!

Tony Scott. A man who could not direct himself out of a paper bag, seems to continue his reign of messy hack jobs upon the average filmgoers who mistake him for a “filmmaker.” Hey, Tony, maybe you should take some advice from Renny Harlin (okay, okay,...

Pros: Robert Redford, realistic spy operations, last 30 mins
Cons: Dull script, weak plot, pointless flashbacks, direction

The spy movie genre has been recurring theme almost every year that has been made popular with James Bond and Mission Impossible. Most of these of movies there are all kinds of action elements rolled into one big bag full of sex, espionage, kidnappings,...

Pros: Redford and Pitt are both great.
Cons: Redford is able to piece together too much from sidelong glances.

Nathan Muir (Robert Redford), a CIA operative about to retire, receives a phone call from Hong Kong on the morning of his retirement. Hurry to the office and read the cable. At CIA Headquarters, Muir learns that Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt) has been taken...

Pros: Nice to look at.
Cons: Dull, uninvolving, overdirected.

With the title Spy Game and the presence of director Tony Scott, one would expect a slam-bang thriller. What one gets instead, however, is less Bond than simply boring, a tedious and overdirected race-against-time drama with a few espionage...

Pros: Brad Pitt's face and chest, Robert Redford's acting, visually stunning.
Cons: Fell asleep, could not understand plot, too much Hollywood Glitz.

I went to see "Spy Game" starring Brad Pitt and Robert Redford for a couple of reasons.

First, the Chicago Tribune had given it a raving review stating that this was the best acting Redford had done in a decade. This same article defined the...

Pros: Great performances, engrossing and balanced look at the CIA
Cons: none

How many bad spy flicks have we has to endure. It seems there's not an action movie or thriller being made these days that doesn't manage to mention or involve the CIA, espionage, or covert action of some type.

And most of them suck.
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Pros: Some solid acting, interesting plot, interesting twists, some great cinematography
Cons: Some weak acting, plot holes, some really horrible cinematography

Spies have played an integral role in world affairs since the dawn of military strategy their inception - Sun Tzu extolled their virtues and necessity in his epic tome over 2400 years ago. Their numbers increased rapidly during the Cold War, and unlike...

Pros: First third and last third.
Cons: Duration

The equation: Robert Redford plus Brad Pitt plus director Tony Scott. The answer to this equations should be a non-stop action thriller with lots of twists and turns that leaves you breathless when the film ends.

Unfortunately, the film is...

Pros: Redford, Story
Cons: Somewhat Hard to Follow, Pacing

It is never safe to trust a spy, not even if he is spying for you. And if you're a spy, don't trust anyone, not even the people you are working for. These are the main points of "Spy Game," in which Robert Redford and Brad Pitt are the spies, the CIA is...