ada the leading man is my tpye

Console best movie i've ever seen.

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

DubyaHan The movie is wildly uneven but lively and timely - in its own surreal way

Sourav Kumar This is the kind of movie if liked than can be watched hundred of times without any hesitation. A Tony Scott picture is always worth watching. I really loved this film even though it's entirely fiction but it is worth catching upon for many many times. The leads Brad Pitt,Robert Redford and others really made sure to make the audience stick to the movie with their extraordinary acting. If someone didn't like the movie then he/she should never watch this type of genres ever. The leads did their work so well that maybe someone somewhere must be playing the character of Nathan Muir or Tom Bishop.

NateWatchesCoolMovies Tony Scott's Spy Game is a kinetic yet heartfelt espionage thriller that sees the director maintain considerable shards of his assaulting sensory overdrive of style, whilst pausing along the way for a story that is really rooted in the personal story of the bond and friendship between two men. A lot of his films are predominantly visual and auditory, a bullet train of sound and fury, with plot and characterization as passengers onboard. Here those elements are cogs in the machine, resulting in a very touching, extremely exciting outing and perhaps the director's most overlooked piece. Robert Redford used to be the younger, more naive faction in a lot of cinematic pairings, especially with Paul Newman. Here he flips the coin, taking on the grizzled mantle of both father figure and mentor to Brad Pitt. Pitt is Tom Bishop, an operative taken under the wing of veteran agent Nathan D. Muir (Redford). Nathan no doubt sees some of himself in the lad, and takes a shine to him, grooming him with all the skills and cunning that a lifetime in the business has given him. Life throws curveballs though, and more often than not they involve love. Bishop has gone rogue in an attempt to rescue relief worker Elizabeth Hadley (the brilliant Catherine McCormack, who needs to be in more movies) from a Chinese prison. In his eagerness he is captured, leaving Muir to make some tough decisions, pull some hidden cards and use all of his talent and resources to extract them. Now in many films like this there would be several blistering action set pieces to show how it's done. Scott instead chooses to give Redford the intellectual grit and subversive genius to pull hidden strings and come up with a wicked fun solution that is endlessly more satisfying than an explosion ridden shock and awe campaign. His struggle to get his friend back is laced with flashbacks of his training, with a 70's flavour that feels authentic and writing that lovingly builds the blocks of their dynamic. Stephen Dillane provides wonderfully understated work as a quietly smarmy CIA prick, and watch for a quick appearance from the great Charlotte Rampling. To see Scott's frenetic aesthetic hired for a script that takes its time and plays out less like a conventional thriller and more like the paced, elliptical spy thrillers of years past (vaguely reminiscent of aspects of Le Carré) is a somewhat rare treat. Terrific thriller with Redford at his best, highly, highly recommended.

Mr. Jones About me: I'm 44 old male, so I watched a lot of movies in my lifetime.Story-Line: Upon learning that his former partner (Brad Pitt) has been caught by the Chinese, veteran CIA operative Nathan Muir (Robert Redford) does his best to help him.About the Movie: In a few cases, all of the movie elements come together in perfect harmony. But in most cases, some of the parts outperform others, as it is with the "Spy Game". But, don't get me wrong, it is not a bad movie, but also it is not that good, especially towards ending, making you to expect a big action scene, but there is no pay off. Never the less, film did entertained me. Also, Redford and Pitt worked well together and Redford embodies Muir with tremendous intelligence and the wits to react to nearly every situation. The final result is an above-average spy film that surpasses the limitations of its script.Verdict: "Spy Game" is thriller for grown-ups about spies who manipulate their "assets" with brains, not explosives. Is flick good? I personally thought so. Do I think that it could have been improved with some some additional touches? Of course. But, in the end, I found myself satisfied. I understand that sometimes people simply want to be entertained, so for those into spy flicks or die-hard fans of the two leads, "Spy Game" is definitely recommended, for others, not so sure. Rating: 8- (only 'cos I like Spy flicks)Favorite quote: (Gladys Jennip:) Feeling a little paranoid on our last day?(Nathan Muir:) When did Noah build the ark Gladys? Before the rain.

simondclinch-1 Frankly, the 7.0 average rating is a gross annoyance, because 7.1 is the minimum for IMDb to classify it as "liked". So I only just got around to seeing it and only because I couldn't find anything I hadn't seen in the genre with a higher rating.Fact is that this is one of the best spy films I have seen. It keeps your attention from the get-go. Well worth seeing.Also it has a rich mix of intrigue, action, politics, spy-technicality, you name it!Could it be that the genre as a whole is just too complicated for the average reviewer? Possibly looking at some of the other ratings for top spy films!