Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

The movie is excellent!!! And I mean, ezcellent. Brad Pitt as the rescuee, and Robert Redford as the rescuer. Tony Scott brings a fantastic and surprising new thriller that makes the "game" so simple: Bring Pitt Home!The movie layers out fantastic flashbacks, where Pitt gives it all as Tom Bishop, the CIA man that goes rogue and goes missing, whilst Redford as the upcoming retired CIA Operative, Nathan Muir, as his partner. Both going through mission after mission, the film wraps up fantastically with its flashback scenes, and gives the movie a cutting-edge of what happened before the movie's opening scene.Tony Scott brings exhilarating excitement and the movie is absolutely sensational! It's worth every minute, Pitt steals the movie, but Redford is not far behind.A MUST-SEE. Overall, a fantastic movie worth seeing!

Nathan Muir (Robert Redford) is about to retire from the CIA when he is given a tip-off that an old colleague Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt) has been captured and is being held in a Chinese prison. Upon discovering that Bishop will be executed within the next 24 hours and with the CIA seemingly being prepared to do nothing about it, Muir takes it upon himself to do his utmost to get Bishop freed within the 24 hour deadline...To all intents and purposes this is a fairly good action/thriller with plenty of Tony Scott's trademark touches; quick and flashy editing, some decent shootouts and explosions. It isn't all style though and what you actually get here is a reasonably good story - it's one that is well-developed and through Redford's narration we do get to learn quite a bit about Muir and Bishop (there's certainly enough here to become invested in the story). One other positive with this film comes with Muir running his own 'operation' in order to try to facilitate Bishop's escape (this in itself makes part of the story exciting and throws in a couple of interesting plot turns).Part of the problem with this film is that it is a bit plot heavy and crammed with far too much exposition - whilst it all serves a purpose and nicely pieces everything together in the end I couldn't help but feel that a little trimming here and there wouldn't hurt. It's also fair to say that clocking in at just over 2 hours it is a little on the long side.Redford and Pitt are both solid here and they are both developed quite well as characters, but the downside of this is that they aren't given a great deal of screen time together meaning that they are never really given much of an opportunity to build up any kind of rapport together.Still when the focus is on Tony Scott doing his 'thing' and Redford running his own operation the film rarely disappoints. However, when the focus switches to Redford's narration it becomes a bit plot heavy and wearying and at times tarnishes some of its greatness.

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.

I'd missed the Spy Game until it came on cable tonight.This is probably Tony Scott at his best, a twisted tale on the meaning of silent understanding of organizations and the complexity of the modern world. If only Tony had been there to direct Moses.Redford can carry a movie like few others and I was happy to see Brad Pitt put to good use, too. The scenes in Vietnam, East Germany and Beirut were unexceptionally great, too.There was remarkably little sentimentality or the all-too-common romantic add-ons in the story. An almost-British cynicism did a favor for the movie. Why I only give eight points is because of the ending. The trump card is a bit too thick, but still quite passable. I was happier with the storyline than the finale, but the latter is good enough.