The Amateur

2025

PG-13

2h 3m

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7.0/10

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After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.

Directors

James Hawes

Writers

Robert Littell(novel by)

Ken Nolan(screenplay by)

Gary Spinelli(screenplay by)

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Rami Malek

Holt McCallany

Danny Sapani

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9/10

'The Amateur' is not all that believable or unique, but it without question made for a satisfying time at the movies for me. It feels like a long while since I've seen Rami Malek in anything; fwiw, 'Oppenheimer' over a year ago. This makes for a strong return into my world. Malek is the beating heart of the movie, as you'd expect. I mentioned that it doesn't come across as all that plausible, though that is only in regards to what the film ends up portraying; Malek is convincing as the main dude. Elsewhere, Laurence Fishburne and Michael Stuhlbarg are good. I was fully invested from beginning to end, so I can't really harbour any complaints. It's pure and simply a very well done movie, in my eyes at least. After the very good 'One Life'</em? and now this, James Hawes is turning into an interesting director to look out for.

r96sk11 Apr, 2025