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I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Clive Owen trying to hard to seem upset and it feels like you have seen this story before. Just in another format. Probably exciting for some people though, just not 10/10 for me.

watched this last night and it was a great movie; however I felt like I needed more. Does anyone know if there is a sequel or what happens to the detective?you can email me at scouter68@yahoo.comthanks gail

Interpol Agent Louis Salinger is investigating the International Bank of Business and Credit; outwardly it appears that the IBBC is just another world bank but Salinger is convinced that it is involved in supplying weapons to terrorists and rogue states. It isn't a safe investigation either; anybody who gets close to exposing what is going on quickly turns up dead. He is joined by Eleanor Whitman, an assistant district attorney from New York as the case moves from Berlin to Milan then, after a politician is murdered, back to New York where Salinger must survive a gun fight in the Guggenheim Museum. He learns that the bank's latest operation is to sell upgraded Chinese missiles to Iran… if he can prevent the deal he might just bring about the collapse of the bank but he only has a limited amount of time and must be willing to break the rules.This was a pretty solid thriller with plenty of action and some great locations… including going to the rooftops of Istanbul long before the James Bond film 'Skyfall' went there. The action was varied and exciting; the most notable moment being the shootout in the Guggenheim; a tense and memorable scene in a surprising location. Clive Owen did a fine job as Salinger and Naomi Watts was good as Whitman; although I was surprised that her character wasn't more involved in the story. Director Tom Tykwer does a good job keeping the action and plot moving… keeping this viewer gripped from start to finish. If there was a weakness it was the villains; for the most part they were just greedy men in suits without the expected menace one has come to expect in films like this… If you want a solid action thriller you could do a lot worse than this; I'd certainly recommend it.

When I watched this film, I gotta say first, it was past midnight, I had to wake up early and I was tired. So, it means that I was not paying attention to all the details and the story. But overall, it's a good movie. Not some crap action movie with bad shooting scenes. This one is intelligent, well made and has some "meat around the bone" (no idea if that expression is used in English...). For me, the key scene is the shooting scene in the hall with all the white floors in the middle of the film. That was awesome! The level of violence we see in that part is so intense comparing to the rest of the film and I think that's a good way to "surprise" the audience. And it works! Definitely one of the best shooting scene ever. The rest of the film is good but I think that depends of the mood you are when you watch it. Actually you must be pretty awake if you want to follow what's happening on the screen. Another good point, NAOMI WATTS!!! Beautiful actress and...Am I the only one who noticed Francis Ford Coppola when they follow the guy in the street just before the shooting scene???!!! Anyway, for fans of spy, thrillers, action movies but still with true story and lots of politics and stuff are gonna like it.