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a really poor film no wonder I had never seen it

posted 10 years ago by ib011f9545i
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I am a big spy/thriller fan,a Frankenheimer fan and even a Michael Caine fan so when I saw this on dvd I bought it.

It is a really poor film,the plot is confusing the acting awful (Caine was last minute replacement and had not seen the script).

I am pretty sure I had never seen it before,I don't recall it ever being on tv and I don't recall seeing the dvd before tv.

The dvd I bought (in the UK)was a disgrace,it was like a film through a dirty window.

A forgotten film and it deserves to be forgotten.

[–] Dan_Garten 9 years ago

Oh.

[–] johnmiller (4012) 6 years ago

Frankenheimer's last great film was "Black Sunday." Unfortunately, he seemed to lose focus on telling good stories after that.

[–] SteveG (1370) 3 years ago

Ronin?

[–] johnmiller (4012) 3 years ago

You're right! I forget that he directed that sometimes.

[–] SteveG (1370) 3 years ago

Lol, np.

[–] Jones70 (6887) 4 years ago

Sorry you feel that way, I really like it.

[–] Jones70 (6887) 3 years ago

I think it’s one of Caine’s best.

[–] Cognoscente (2778) 3 years ago

The dvd I bought (in the UK) was a disgrace, it was like a film through a dirty window.

I recently saw it on UK TV, and it looked like it was shot on 16mm and transferred onto video.