The Double - Blu-Ray/DVD
SKU: 40231799226552
The Double offers plenty of action, plot twists, and double-crossing drama to satisfy even the most jaded action fan. Director Michael Brandt (making his directorial debut) cut his writing teeth on fast-paced fare such as 2 Fast 2 Furious and the remake of 3:10 to Yuma, so he is right at home moving the plot along at a feverish pace. Richard Gere is enigmatic and just sympathetic enough as Paul Shepherdson, a retired CIA operative brought back into action after the assassination of a United States senator to help track down his long-lost (and supposedly dead) Cold War nemesis. He is assigned by his boss, played with authority by Martin Sheen, to work with a rookie agent, Ben Geary (Topher Grace, who holds his own against these film lions just fine, thank you). The Double features elements of the best buddy flicks, a little bit of the Bourne films, and more than a little homage paid to The Usual Suspects. Stephen Moyer plays a very believable menace to the free world. But is he the dreaded Cassius? As the tension rises and the plot thickens, one wishes Gere had a bit more of a hard edge—like, say, a mid-career Harrison Ford or Samuel L. Jackson. Yet in some ways, the "soft" casting of Gere helps keep the plot aloft. The Double is a perfect popcorn spy caper that will keep the viewer guessing until nearly the end of the film. But will that be too late? --A.T. Hurley --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
