Storyline
A terrorist attack in London results in the capture of suspect Farroukh Erdogan (Denis Moschitto). The attorney general appoints Claudia Simmons-Howe (Rebecca Hall) as special advocate on Erdogan's legal team. On the eve of the trial, Erdogan's lawyer dies, and a new defense attorney, Martin Rose (Eric Bana), steps in. Martin and Claudia are former lovers, a fact which must remain hidden. As Martin assembles his case, he uncovers a sinister conspiracy, placing him and Claudia in danger.
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Cast
Jim Broadbent, Ciarán Hinds, Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Lee Nicholas Harris, Julia Stiles, Kenneth Cranham, Riz Ahmed, Katherine Press, Jemma Powell, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Anne-Marie Duff, Denis Moschitto, Doug Allen, Barbora Bobuľová, Kate Lock, Patrick Warner, Ricky Nixon, Pinar Ögün, Hasancan Cifci, James Lowe, Neil D'Souza
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Reviews
70
[A] slick, smarter-than-usual conspiracy yarn.
50
A couple of scenes toward the end do generate the suspense that the whole movie needed. But the impact is too muted, and an air of tired familiarity ultimately curdles the entire enterprise.
50
Blame it on the weak chemistry of the stars, blame it on the way the script refuses to let them develop chemistry and the perfunctory way the story is dispensed with, but the sparks aren’t there.
50
The Dissolve
It’s a slickly packaged, proficient thriller first, political statement a distant, speck-on-the-horizon second.
50
The sloppy reveals of the third act can be seen from miles away, turning this into a low-impact actioner where characters are turned into chess pieces, and the narrative’s aim is to strategically assemble the parts like a play set.
