Low key black and white movie which could have been made 50 years ago. Faded dreams and an almost retrospective feel–– similar ambiance to The Last Picture Show.
A strange little number. Purports to be made in 1982 but has more of an air of the70's about it. I thought "what rubbish" but slowly warmed to it. If you want a chess film, watch Bobby Fischer Against the World or Black and White Like Day and Night.
Timely restoration of the legacy of Arendt. Perfectly cast and paced. Thoroughly traditional ensemble character play with intelligent, refreshing and uncompromising script. Good historical background. Highest recommendation.
Complex multi–layered story reminiscent of the movie Traffic. Meticulous and intelligent production. Overall––top quality television, 10 years later its almost a time capsule.
Poignant social commentary buried beneath the ultraviolence. Something of an homage to Sam Peckinpah and Sergio Leone. Wicked sense of humour. Better than Inglorious Bastards.
Stars Michael Caine in one of his first outings.Some of the subtlety of the classic Len Deighton novel is lost in this terse adaptation but the cinematography is still fresh and the movie still stands as something of a British classic
Starts off as a serious Tarantino film with the violence even somewhat restrained; escalates into parody and then into melodrama. Not to be taken too seriously. The climax is suitably apocalyptic.
A dark and unsettling multilayered sci. fi. flick. Violent?, yes and a little cliched –– but in the end there is redemption. Streets ahead of most of the time travel genre. Quality production,plenty of background detail. A memorable film.