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Official Discussion - The Amateur [SPOILERS] (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 weeks ago by TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to c/movies@lemm.ee

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Summary:

The Amateur is a revenge-driven spy thriller about Charles Heller, a CIA cryptographer who goes rogue after his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack. When the agency refuses to act, he blackmails them into turning him into a field operative, setting off on a personal mission to hunt down those responsible. Adapted from the 1981 novel by Robert Littell, the film blends gritty espionage with emotional intensity.

Director: James Hawes

Writers: Ken Nolan, Gary Spinelli

Cast

Rami Malek as Charles Heller
Rachel Brosnahan as Sarah Horowitz
Laurence Fishburne as Robert Henderson
Caitríona Balfe as Inquiline Davies
Michael Stuhlbarg as Sean Schiller
Holt McCallany as CIA Deputy Director Alex Moore
Julianne Nicholson as Samantha O'Brien
Jon Bernthal as Jackson O'Brien, a.k.a. The Bear

Rotten Tomatoes: 66%

Metacritic: 53

VOD: Theaters

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[–] psyspoop@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Overall pretty decent with a disappointing ending. Bernthal's character could've been cut and the movie would be no different.