The International

[Two-Face]

The trailer was good, I look forward to this movie.

 

[Matt]

Ugh. This movie was terrible. It is a shame. The trailer was so promising but the end result was just...blah.

 

[The Guard]

I dunno...I think the trailer sort of pointed to this being terrible.

Poor Clive Owen.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I saw this today and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm confused by the critical response to this movie, reviews these days constantly lament the fact story is replaced by action and endings of modern thrillers are all to simplistically tied up with a neat bow, yet this goes the other way and it's deemed "boring".

The story was engrossing, the cold machinations of the bank and the desperate bid of Owen's Interpol agent to bring them down had me completely gripped. It's true that Owen is not the most diverse of actors but he does this kind of role really well, Naomi Watts on the other hand is a fantastic actress who has a pretty average role here.

Twyker's direction is tight and his control over the main scenes that feature pivotal actions within the movie are superb, his pacing of key dramatic set pieces spot on, in particular the assassination and the scene near the end between Owen and the brilliant Armin Mueller-Stahl.

The big action sequence at the Guggenheim that has gotten most of the plaudits truly is a cracker, a breathtaking shoot out that sits as one of the best ever put to film in my view, and I felt that it worked well as a breaking point for both sides of the narrative.

The film features a couple of convenient moments to get to where it wants to go and Naomi Watts at times seems to be just saying her lines, but overall I'd love to see more thrillers like this, with focus on story and dramatic set pieces with less but brilliant action set pieces.

8/10

 

[Two-Face]

Good movie I enjoyed overall. I like Clive Owen, Just wished he played BOND.

 

[chamber-music]

Clive Owen should of taken Bond
I remember Clive Owen in the first Jason Bourne movie.

 

[Batmania]

Saw this last week. Boring.

Has one decent scene - the shootout - the rest is snoozefest.

Naomi Watts was wasted in this.

 

[Rac]

I don't get it. Why didn't people like this? I was ****ing in my pants the whole movie. 5/5

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Was thinking of buying this on DVD today, got a mixed response from the critics, but Defiance and Valkyrie got similar responses and I thouroghly enjoyed them both.

 

[Heisenberg]

Was thinking of buying this on DVD today, got a mixed response from the critics, but Defiance and Valkyrie got similar responses and I thouroghly enjoyed them both.

I'm not stalking you to back up your DVD purchases lol, but It's definitely worth picking up. Strong film, but NOT an action film. More of a slow-burning thriller that evolves into an action scene. I also liked both Defiance and Valkyrie despite some negative response from critics.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I'm not stalking you to back up your DVD purchases lol, but It's definitely worth picking up. Strong film, but NOT an action film. More of a slow-burning thriller that evolves into an action scene. I also liked both Defiance and Valkyrie despite some negative response from critics.

Ha ha, my first thought was 'stalker' when i you replying again!

Only kidding, again this is really helpful, i'm still undecided on the 2 at the moment but your comments have given me more food for thought.

 

[War Party]

I enjoyed it. Acting was good, nice cinematography, and I found the story interesting and fresh.

7/10

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

hhhhmmmm, may be worth a purchase then, i'll have to see.

 

[hitmanyr2k]

I saw the movie a week ago and enjoyed it. Like The Basterd said, it's not an action film by any means but I was entertained by it regardless. And the shootout in the movie is probably the best action scene I've seen all year.

 

[MiniBond]

I particularly liked the chemistry between Owen and Watts in this, can't wait for the DVD to come out near me !

 

[xwolverine2]

needs a sequel