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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Tuchergson Truly the worst movie I've ever seen in a theater
BallWubba Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.
WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.
jawneyfloros Director: Anton Corbijin Screenplay: Andrew Bovell Based on a most wanted man by John Le Carre Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, William Dafoe, Robin Wright and Grigoriy Dobrygin Plot: when a half-Chechen, half-Russian turns up illegally in Hamburg it puts the German and American Governments on full attack. Review: I found this movie interesting because it looks at illegal immigration from America's War on Terror perspective. The direction and screenplay are both really. Both the casting and acting are really good also, especially by Philip Seymour Hoffman in his vary last performance. All in all I would give this five out of a possible five stars.
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.
classicsoncall Here's an espionage thriller you can sink your teeth into, but better stay attentive because the foreign characters and names can derail the distracted viewer pretty quickly. The story sets up a quandary as to the true character of Issa Karpov (Grigoriy Dobrigin), is he a terrorist or someone who wants to renounce his heritage and simply live a peaceful life? What gives the picture it's resonance is the conflicting methods between German and American intelligence authorities and how much leeway they'll give Karpov to lead them to an even bigger fish in the terrorist network. Double crossed by both the German intelligence chief Mohr (Rainer Bock) and his American counterpart Martha Sullivan (Robin Wright), Gunther Bachmann (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is ruthlessly blindsided in what would have been a successful operation. It's all in the eye of the beholder ultimately, as making the world a safer place doesn't have a normal set of rules.
zardoz-13 Phillip Seymour Hoffman's last film with him in a leading role, "A Most Wanted Man," is a low-key, post-9/11, espionage melodrama that director Anton Corbijn and scenarist Andrew Bovell adapted from British author John le Carré's bestselling novel. Lensed on location in Hamburg and Berlin, Germany, this literate but slowly-paced genre piece piles up considerable atmosphere during its 122 minute running time. Unfortunately, Corbijn provides little in the way of tangible action. Indeed, "A Most Wanted Man" qualifies as the flip-side of Corbijn's earlier epic, "The American," with George Clooney who got to shoot adversaries and bed the ladies. Instead, people walk into and out of buildings, and bureaucrats sit around tables discussing cases. Hoffman belts an obnoxious individual in one scene that has nothing to do with the elaborate 'sting' plot involving an ultra-secret, street-level, German counter-terrorist organization out to trap a Muslim philanthropist. The big finale involves a multiple car crash. Hoffman plays a disillusioned German espionage officer who must produce results in 72 hours after a half-Chechen, half-Russian refugee, Issa Karpov (Grigoriy Dobrygin), tortured recently by the Russians, slips into Hamburg without a passport. Karpov convinces an ordinary, blue-collar family to house him after he performs an act of kindness to a woman who has too many grocers to tote him. Meantime, Günther Bachmann (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and the clandestine squad with whom he struggles to uncover links to Islamic terrorist organizations by recruiting people within those organizations sets out to trap Dr. Abdullah (Homayoun Ershadi) whom they suspect is funneling money to Al Qaeda. Eventually, the complicated but gritty plot involves a reluctant German banker, Tommy Brue (Willem Dafoe), and an idealistic immigration lawyer, Annabel Richter (Rachel McAdams), who wants to help Karpov. When Bachmann introduces himself to a surprised Brue, he says, ""I head an anti-terror unit that not many people know about and even less like." Essentially, this is an above-average, believable, slice-of-life, political thriller where nobody dies, but people wind up betraying everybody in sight. For the record, the Americans in the storyline are not very savory. Naturally, the paunchy Hoffman turns in a stellar performance while he smokes cigarettes galore.