Jack and I liked this taut thriller about a trio of Israeli secret agents on an operation in 1966 and living with its results in 1997. A remake of the 2007 Israeli movie of the same name, this one is directed by a Brit and stars two Brits, two Aussies, an American, and an Irishman all speaking English with Israeli accents and contributing damn fine acting to the finished product. here's the line-up: In 1997 we have Helen Mirren (Brit) (after I wrote about her in The Last Station she was in Red) as Rachel, Tom Wilkinson (Brit) (covered in Duplicity, then later was in The Ghost Writer) as Stephan, and Ciarán Hinds (see Life During Wartime) as David. In 1966 Jessica Chastain (Yank) (The Help, more) is Rachel, and Aussies Marton Csokas and Sam Worthington (Avatar) are Stephan and David, respectively. Danish actor Jesper Christiansen is scary as the bad guy. Director John Madden (I really liked Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown (1997), Proof (2005), and Shakespeare in Love (1998), the latter of which earned his Oscar nomination) keeps us guessing with a fast pace. The new script was co-adapted by Matthew Vaughn (I picked my favorites in Kick-Ass, which he co-wrote, produced, and directed before doing so on X-Men: First Class), Jane Goldman (wrote and produced with Vaughn on both and more), and Peter Straughan (adaptor of How to Lose Friends & Alienate People and The Men Who Stare at Goats, both comedies).
Adding to the atmosphere is the wonderful score by Thomas Newman (covered in detail in The Adjustment Bureau and also scored Revolutionary Road). Play the samples at amazon.
This is the last of the ones we saw in September that are still playing, and I have two more in the pipeline that are gone from big screens in my area. Watch these pages. I imagine most serious movie buffs will have seen The Debt before I did. If not, it's worth your time.
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