Chris Pine

Thandiwe Newton

Jonathan Pryce

Laurence Fishburne

Corey Johnson

Jonjo O'Neill

Ahd Kamel

David Dawson

Nasser Memarzia

Orli Shuka

Gala Gordon

Michael Shaeffer

David Bedella

Alexander Devrient

Derek Siow

Anna Jones

Abdul Alshareef

Joshua Lacey

Karina Wiedman

Faton Gerbeshi

Cali Gayle

Oscar Coleman

Moe Idris

Abdi-Fatah Ali

Goksin Erdemli

Kasia Madera

Dar Dash

David Appleton

Barbara Appleton

Todd Kramer

Angela Yeoh

Colin Stinton

Adrian Tauss

Kate Churchill

Drew Comins

Zev Foreman

Richard Hewitt

Matt Jackson

Joanne Lee

Nick Meyer

Paula Mae Schwartz

Steve Schwartz

Nick Wechsler

Jon Ekstrand

Rebekka Karijord

Charlotte Bruus Christensen

Mark Eckersley

Jina Jay

Marcus Rowland

Victoria Allwood

Grant Bailey

Judy Farr

Michael E. Goldman

Stephanie Collie

Lizzie Mair Davies

Steven Lawrence

Claire Peerless

Nina Hartstone

Eilam Hoffman

Howard Jones

Tim Field

Tania Chant

Mark Gordon

Olen Steinhauer

Inga Fabian

Elizabeth Donker Curtius

Janus Metz

Thriller

Action

All the Old Knives

Barry Linen Motion Pictures

Chockstone Pictures

Jackson Pictures

Nick Wechsler Productions

United States of America

English

central intelligence agency (cia)

based on novel or book

espionage

conspiracy

vienna, austria

former lovers

Manuel São Bento

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"All the Old Knives holds an extraordinary cast and an interesting premise, but Janus Metz's uninspired execution turns a movie with immense potential into yet another generic work with little replay value.

Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton shine as the protagonists, and their astonishing chemistry transforms a simple dinner into the most captivating storyline of the entire narrative. However, the constant shifts between different timelines and distinct perspectives withdraw energy, pacing, and focus from Olen Steinhauer's decent screenplay.

Furthermore, Laurence Fishburne and Jonathan Pryce are criminally underused. It's far from being a non-recommended flick, but it leaves a somewhat bitter feeling by the end."

Rating: C

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The scene is set in a fine restaurant where "Pelham" (Chris Pine) and ex-girlfriend "Celia" (Thandiwe Newton) and sharing some wine and considering who betrayed them many years earlier when their CIA operation around the hijacking of an airliner in Vienna went wrong. Ostensibly, "Pelham" is leading an investigation into the identity of the mole - it could be either of them, for all we know, or it could be their boss "Compton" (Sir Jonathan Pryce)... Sadly, though, John Le Carré this isn't. The narrative uses Pine's character as the conduit to interrogate all the potential suspects, and sadly that drags us into the solidly melodramatic aspects of his relationship with "Celia". On the plus side, that allows him to do what he has been trying to do ever since "Star Trek" (2009) - get his ass out on screen, but otherwise it is a terribly slowly paced affair. The espionage elements are largely subsumed into the relationship drama and frankly, neither Pine nor Newton have much to do in this dialogue heavy drudge of a film. It looks good, the production has a style to it; but quite simply not enough happens to keep it stimulating, the soporific lighting starts to take effects and after about 45 minutes I was really quite bored with it all. The ending is quite quirky, but it was all too little too late for me.

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A review by Manuel São Bento

Written by Manuel São Bento on Thu Apr 07 2022

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