Rotten
Questionable motives and unbelievable decisions are relatively small potatoes compared with the Sputnik-size plotholes.
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post
The Double
Keep your enemies close
2011 · 1h 38m · PG-13
Action, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Michael Brandt
Overview
The mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherson to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary to solve the crime. Having spent his career chasing Cassius, Shepherdson is convinced his nemesis is long dead, but is pushed to take on the case by his former supervisor, Tom Highland. Geary, who wrote his Master's thesis on Shepherdson's pursuit of the Soviet killer, is certain that Cassius has resurfaced.
Director and cast
- Michael Brandt Director
- Richard Gere as Paul Shepherdson
- Topher Grace as Ben Geary
- Martin Sheen as Tom Highland
- Tamer Hassan as Bozlovski
- Stephen Moyer as Brutus
- Christopher Rodriguez Marquette as Oliver
- Odette Annable as Natalie Geary
- Stana Katic as Amber
- Yuriy Sardarov as Leo
- Jeffrey Pierce as Agent Weaver
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
22%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Like a stripper who gets naked too quickly, the lukewarm spy thriller "The Double" lays out its big plot twist early in the movie - and soon finds, shivering, that it has nowhere else to go.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Rotten
When the story starts to fall apart you're left wondering if the film was worth all the money and effort that went into making it.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Rotten
It's simply not very good.
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic
Fresh
Ineptly realized in everything but its chase scenes (which are, I'll admit, pretty good).
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
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