Directed by:
Michael BrandtCinematography:
Jeffrey L. KimballComposer:
John DebneyCast:
Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Stephen Moyer, Stana Katic, Odette Annable, Martin Sheen, Jeffrey Pierce, Chris Marquette, Tamer Hassan, Ele Bardha, Ron Causey (more)VOD (2)
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When a United States Senator is brutally murdered, the evidence points to a Soviet assassin code-named Cassius, who was long-thought to be dead. Two men who know Cassius best are thrown together to catch him. Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere, An Officer And A Gentleman) is a retired CIA operative who spent his career tracking Cassius around the globe. Ben Geary (Topher Grace, Spider-Man 3) is a hotshot young FBI Agent and family man who has studied the killer's every move. Ben thinks he knows Cassius, but Paul knows he is dead wrong. Now, time is running out to stop this merciless killing machine. Martin Sheen (The Departed), Stephen Moyer (True Blood), Odette Yustman (Cloverfield) and Stana Katic (Castle) costar in this tense thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last shot. (official distributor synopsis)
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Richard Gere’s movies are generally very underrated on this site. For example, The Hunting Party or The Mothman Prophecies. That’s why I thought that no matter the rating on here, the movie can actually be a pretty well-made thriller. I don’t really care about the average ratings and when it comes to Richard Gere’s movies, I technically ignore the ratings altogether. I can honestly say that I was really excited about this movie. Truly excited. And frankly, it was a fairly big disappointment. The story is crazy, the execution is very B-grade, the music also plays into all that. Only the actors aren’t terrible, but that’s just not enough for a political thriller that’s supposed to come up with something… shocking, which the movie was, but it didn’t really evoke any emotions in me. I’d even say that the director messed up big time.
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Richard Gere has a lot of bad luck, when someone finally gives him a role where he could excel, it's a mess that he can't make a good movie out of. The Double could have been a decent spy rom, but instead it's thoughtless, visually unappealing, and ultimately quite boring and unconvincing, relying solely on somewhat decent actors. It really kills the B-movie feeling, because it has many things that are similar, and sometimes even better (less polished) than, for example, in The Sentinel, but due to the limited budget and fewer big names, The Double unfortunately gets lost in the final assessment and falls into oblivion. Its siblings seem much cooler at first glance, which is very important within the genre. The double catharsis can be survived, and based on the trailer, one somewhat expects it.
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