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    A Most Wanted Man

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    Now that Graham Greene is gone, John Le Carre is the only living classical writer. His books have been classics since the early 60s and he only gets better as the years go by. "A Most Wanted Man" is one of his best books and the movie comes close, at times. To doing it justice. Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance was so good that watching this film was like being a witness to actual events. The entire cast were excellent and they brought to life the cold, evil reality of espionage in the age of the U. S. empire. If you are expecting 007 stay home, but if you want to see an accurate portrayal of "the banality of evil" then this is a "must see" movie. Evil people always think that there is some noble cause that excuses their evil, and those who deal in treachery will be betrayed just as much as their innocent victims; those are two inescapable laws of the espionage "game". There are no "good guys" playing it, but there are a few good guys -- like John Le Carre -- exposing it for what it is. If only for the acting this is an 8, but add in the brilliant story and I call it a 10.

    10
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    kaptain.kanada@  3.8.2014 age: 50+ 136 reviews

    Kapt_kan I urge you to find Alan Furst who has replaced Graham Greene and John Le Carre.

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    sigmatee@  10.8.2014 age: 50+ 3 reviews

    Thanks for the tip; I'll check out his work.

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    kaptain.kanada@  11.8.2014 age: 50+ 136 reviews

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