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A Most Wanted Man

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United Kingdom, United States, Germany · 2014
Rated R · 2h 1m
Director Anton Corbijn
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright, Daniel Brühl
Genre Thriller

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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The Playlist by Cory Everett

The problem isn’t quite that the film is short on thrills (there is a paucity; the first adrenaline racing sequences don’t arrive until about an hour in), it’s that it’s not quite a character piece either.

75

Slant Magazine by Jesse Cataldo

Anton Corbijn constructs a stifling world of shadowy surveillance and intersecting national interests, building on John Le Carré's sense of moral and emotional exhaustion.

80

Variety by Justin Chang

Corbijn succeeds here in large part because his attention to nuance and detail so fully complements that of the German operatives at the story’s core.

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Film.com by Kate Erbland

While the final act might not surprise or stun, it does feature some classic le Carre movements, some trademark Corbijn ease, and a terrifying Hoffman bellowing at the sky – not so bad for just another spy film.

70

The Dissolve by Nathan Rabin

A Most Wanted Man is a cold film that examines its characters from a clinical distance, but its iciness gives way to raw emotion in a powerful final sequence.

60

The Guardian by Xan Brooks

It's a professional old-school espionage outing, intricate as clockwork and acted with relish by the ever-watchable Hoffman. But it remains an oddly anonymous enterprise from this talented and distinctive director.

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