"Not yet."
Rami Malek stars as a mild-mannered CIA analyst who goes on the hunt for his wife's killer after a terrorist gang's hostage situation goes wrong, the USP here being that he uses his strengths of brains and strategy over brawn, manoeuvring his way into field training to stand a 'fighting chance' in this somewhat routine and rather morose thriller. Malek is an interesting choice for this role, his rather internalised approach means that he delivers rather than inhabits his character on-screen. It is a consistently dour affair, the European backdrops are attractive, and apart from an extraordinary (and brief) sequence involving a suspended swimming pool, whilst proficient and somewhat routine, the film lacks spark and never quite seems to realise the promise of a genuinely smart thriller.
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