Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Movie Review: The Double

When a US Senator is found with his throat slashed in a dark alley, the CIA fears the return of a dreaded Soviet assassin, leader of a feared gang of seven, and now long assumed to be dead. They call back retired agent Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere), who life's mission was to track and hunt down the Soviets, and team him up with the rookie FBI detective Ben Geary (Topher Grace), who's been a long time "admirer and fan" of Paul and his nemesis. Who is this mystery assassin, why is Paul insisting he is dead, and does Geary's hunch about him have any truth?

The action and story are decent, and will entertain you, but it's not a nail biter.

(And yes, for Castle fans, watch out for Stana Katic in a short appearance!)

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