The Double (2011)

Genre: Crime/Action/Mystery

Starring: Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Martin Sheen

A retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherdson (Gere) has been asked to come back from retirement when a U.S Senator is murdered. Paul was tracking a Soviet operative called Cassius who had a unique style of murder by slicing his victims necks open and retired from his post once Cassius had been killed. The Senator was killed with the same manner which got the CIA to believe that Cassius isn't dead and the only person who could help them find him is Paul. Ben Geary (Grace) is a young CIA operative who did a research on Cassius and believes he knows everything about him. Although Paul insists that Cassius is dead and the murderer is someone who is impersonating him, the CIA want him to take up the case and assign Ben to assist him in this mission. A very typical spy movie that has a simple plot, the usual action and the usual suspense. The sad part in this movie was the revelation of the suspense coming halfway through the movie rather than taking place towards the end. Perhaps if this climax came forward later on in the movie, the audience would actually have something to look forward to rather than watching the movie coming to a close. Coming from the people who gave us 3:10 to Yuma one expects something much better in the story. The movie does not provide anything fabulous in any aspect but is still a decent entertainer for those who love the typical spy action.

Thumbs up: A decent all round entertainer

Thumbs down: Nothing exceptional, climax is revealed early on

Rating: 6.2/10