A Most Wanted Man (2014)
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem
Dafoe, Daniel Brühl, Nina Hoss, Robin Wright, Grigoriy Dobrygin
Plot: A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg,
where he gets caught in the international war on terror.
My Review and Thoughts:
A nice thick thriller that sticks with you. Perfect cast.
Brilliant tight mystery. A very smart espionage thriller that gives a solid
plot, performances, and a dark tension filled reality that's logical and
thoroughly believable.
Starring the late great master of acting Philip Seymour
Hoffman. I still can't believe he is gone. He was such a talented and amazing
actor. He was an extraordinary performer at anything he did. He acted in some
of my favorite films from Happiness to Doubt and so many other's. This was his
last leading role before his untimely death. It's a true shame. We lost a
perfect actor to a brutal murderer that has caused so many greats to fall,
drugs.
Directed by a perfect visionary Anton Corbijn. Adapted from
the book by a powerful creator of story and intriguing imagination John le
Carré. A wonderful book writer that has always kept me on the edge of my seat.
This is another adaptation of a solid story turned into a thought provoking
film. Anton Corbijn directed one of my favorite 2007 films, Control about the
life of music pioneering god Ian Curtis of Joy Division.
The very charismatic Grigoriy Dobrygin plays the character
of Issa Karpov a Muslim sought as a supposed terrorist who is the main focus of
the story. In reality he is a man seeking a place to call home and a freedom
away from the past and the idea of being a terrorist. Dobrygin is an amazing
performer. An absolute wonderful new comer to the acting world. I think he
owned the part and created a believable reality to his character.
A dark and gritty and mysterious atmosphere that is able to
grab the watcher and send them on an interesting journey. A great character and
a great performance for Hoffman to end his career on. I think what is so strong
about the film is the slow burn and then ultimate build up to the conclusion. A
solid ending to a solid film.
What makes it such an interesting and awesome film in my
view point, is it's an espionage crime thriller that deals with a storyline and
not the James Bond mentality of explosives and fire power and huge explosions.
It actually deals with the plot. The story and the characterizations are built up
and brought through with characters and situations that are real.
I think it’s an intelligent and smart and very sophisticated
thriller/drama. A film that uses the relevant idea of the war on terror through
the small means of meetings and closed doors and surveillance.
It's a believable tale. Solid film. Solid acting. Solid slow
burn story that concludes with a perfect ease of clarity in truth. A film that
lingers on your mind.