marius-157
I couldn't get thru the first scene.... the actors were sitting at a table and the camera was shaking like it was an 9 degrees earthquake.
Leofwine_draca
THE NOVEMBER MAN is another tough-guy vehicle for Pierce Brosnan, who has been really excelling in the thriller genre when taken out of his overblown Bond movies. Here he plays an assassin forced to do battle with his own protege when a corrupt Russian politician brings chaos to Europe. The film marks a re-teaming for Brosnan and director Roger Donaldson after their excellent DANTE'S PEAK and while it's not as good as that movie, this isn't bad at all. The main problem I had with it is that it has a cheap, digital look at times and the use of CGI blood and the like is pretty poor. Otherwise, this is a compelling BOURNE-style story with narrative that's complex enough to keep you watching. Brosnan is as smooth and suave as ever and Australian actor Luke Bracey does well in support. There's also a fine turn from the surprisingly good Olga Kurylenko, who is better here than she ever was in QUANTUM OF SOLACE.
devicecontext-85955
I understand that this movie targets English-speaking audience behind the proverbial iron curtain. Still a female aid to prospect Russian president driving Niva SUV is something hard to believe. In fact this is pretty lame. And I am not discussing her fake boobs on top of her unbelievably horrible Russian. Guys, spend a few bucks and hire a decent voice-over, Brighton New York perhaps? As a consolation, a few counter-part Russian movies showing Americans I tried to watch, they are way more lame than this one.Russian agent-murderess, her outstanding hooter immediately and obviously reveals her evil nature. Other than that, action, suspense and everything else required for creating a spy story are all present. Still too much of a caricature. Watch The Bourne Supremacy instead.
adzimpoh
I read some encouraging reviews, that made me check it out on DVD. The 6+ rating is not justified. This IS a good film. Pierce Brosnan is great at acting retired-spy. He still has the old- school Sean Connery style charm. I'd say his way of acting is methodical too. The plot is good too. There are many layers of twists. Playing on the Chechen war story, there is a grueling juxtaposing of war-crime evil, with trying to find light and justice. Action wise, for a retired ex-CIA, there is nothing bad about it. It falls short from Bourne series, sure. But for a chill-thrill (i don't know if there is such a phrase) this movie is there. Not to mention the superb cinematography. Being all around Europe etc. Maybe not an 8, but definitely not 2-3 stars at some rate it at. You see, not everyone is a perfect actor like you are, naysayers.
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