A Most Wanted Man

2014
6.7| 2h1m| R| en| More Info
Released: 25 July 2014 Released
Producted By: Senator Film
Country: United States of America
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A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team which tracks the movements of potential terrorists.

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Tweekums In Hamburg the security forces, including a secret unit led by Günther Bachmann, suspect that respected Muslim philanthropist Dr Faisal Abdullah is actually channelling money to terrorist causes; the problem is they can't prove anything. Then Chechen refugee Issa Karpov arrives in Germany illegally; Günther's unit becomes aware of him and more importantly that he has links to terrorists in his homeland. Rather than arrest Issa straight away it is decided to see who he makes contact with. As Günther says, 'you use a minnow to catch a barracuda, you use a barracuda to catch a shark'… Issa is definitely considered to be the minnow that might just get Günther the leverage he will need to make Abdullah lead him to a 'shark'. To do this he focuses on Issa's lawyer as she is going to see a banker concerning a large quantity of money that his father, a man he disposed, left him. Günther isn't the only person interested in Issa and Abdullah; other German agencies and the US have them in their sights.Anybody who has watched other adaptations of the works of John le Carré, or read his books, will know not to expect lots of 'James Bond' style action; this is a grittier, more believable, depiction of spycraft. There is a lot of 'waiting and watching', application of pressure and inter-agency politics before the story reaches its surprisingly downbeat conclusion. It could be argued that the film is slow paced but that suited the story and the slowness didn't prevent it from being tense. Philip Seymour Hoffman put is a great performance as Günther Bachmann; it is a tragedy that that this was to be one of his final roles before his untimely death. The rest of the cast impress too; each giving the low-key performances that suits characters who live in the shadows. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to people looking for a modern spy thriller but don't demand lots of action.
Alyssa Black (Aly200) John Le Carre is known for his thrilling tales of international espionage, spies and the gritty underworld of the government. In this haunting tale, late great actor Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as Gunther Bachmann, a veteran German investigator who is assigned to interrogate a young Russian refugee who may or may not be a terrorist.The acting from Hoffman was one of the actor's final performances before his untimely death in Feburary 2014 and is one of the greatest final works by the Oscar winner. Hoffman's Gunther is intelligent, but silent and brooding while being methodical in his techniques. However the man often clashes with his superior who prefers to quickly wrap up the case while Gunther wants to take a "wait and see" approach to be sure of his suspicions. The actor's German accent is even solid.The supporting cast around Hoffman is equally engaging. Russian actor Grigory Dobrygin delivers a mostly silent, but powerful portrayal of the suspect, Issa Karpov. Speaking mostly in his native tongue, the actor is compelling making question his motives as much as the likes of Gunther and his associates, Robin Wright as CIA big-wig Martha Sullivan and Rachel McAdams's reporter Annabel Richter. Rachel McAdams delivers one of her best performances as the nosy Annabel, a reporter who throws a kink into Gunther's operation when she begins to aid Issa in his plans. This course of action ultimately plays into the cat and mouse game between the German investigators and their target and culminates in a shocking final act. And rounding out the key players is Willem Dafoe as banker Tommy Brue, the key-holder to Issa's pursuit to go off-grid in Germany. Given the American actor has played a few German characters, Dafoe's accent is solid and never sounds forced or fake. As Brue, Dafoe first plays Brue as cool an confident in his interactions with McAdams' Annabel (even flirting with the visibly annoyed reporter) to a frightened and nervous man when confronted by Gunther and becomes a reluctant pawn in Gunther's plan to capture Issa.The film's narrative is exciting from the minute the camera starts rolling to the final frame. In typical Le Carre fashion, the hunt for Issa Karpov is a cat and mouse game of wits. As Gunther and his team race against the clock to get their evidence, each minute that ticks away gives their prey more and more of a head-start to escape the clutches of the law. The writing pits nearly all the characters against each other as they are forced to choose what side to be part of, this is most true of Rachel McAdams' Annabel, whose interest in Issa and his plight starts out as purely journalistic endeavor for a scoop but as she gets to know the refugee, Annabel becomes Issa's confidant and aides him; becoming a traitor to her country and a wanted woman in addition to the film's title wanted man. A compelling drama that will keep you invested and guessing as to what will happen next.
capie4 From the reviews, I am in the minority. But another reviewer termed it "...a slow burn..." The burn is how every scene shows someone is leaving, going to another place just to leave it. This makes the movie not full of suspense, intrigue, or action oriented but struggling like a grass fire in the dust- bowl States. The camera man does not help by shaking the camera so much during the actual action scenes that the audience can't connect with the movie.Philip is a cigarette spokesman by having a cigarette in his face in almost every scene he is in. I am done with this movie at the scene where Philip announces that he is done with Issa.
Wajdan Khan No matter how hard you try how many films you make Against Islam, it would still be propaganda nothing else. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world.With less than 5% of the world's population, the United States is home to roughly 35–50 per cent of the world's civilian-owned guns, heavily skewing the global geography of firearms and any relative comparison.The US has the highest gun ownership rate in the world - an average of 88 per 100 people. That puts it first in the world for gun ownership.Puerto Rico tops the world's table for firearms murders as a percentage of all homicides - 94.8%. It's followed by Sierra Leone in Africa and Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean.PS Study: U.S. regime has killed 20-30 million people since World War Two. American Nation is Worlds No.1 Terrorist Nation on the planet. Truth is Bitter.