DVD Release *** After a member of the public inadvertently films the murder of a politician, the tape of the incident is hunted by a rogue section of the intelligence agency. When the tape is deposited in the bag of a lawyer, Robert Dean, his life spins out of control. Unclear as to why he is being chased by the agency, he meets with Brill, ex-NSA, and the pair plot to end the intelligence agency's reign of terror. For something that is meant to be a thriller, I found it spectacularly un-thrilling; maybe it's because I've seen a fair few films of this genre to know the tropes? Maybe it's because the characters are badly drawn and wholly uninspiring? I don't know the answer, but either way, this was a bit of a let down. It isn't badly made, and the acting is fairly solid, and there are some clever surveillance shots, but a film needs substance as well as style, especially if it is to label itself 'thriller'. Also, the film seems to think that ...
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