谍海风云
Réalisation:
Mikael HåfströmScénario:
Hossein AminiPhotographie:
Benoît DelhommeMusique:
Klaus BadeltActeurs·trices:
John Cusack, Li Gong, Yun-fat Chow, David Morse, Ken Watanabe, Franka Potente, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Hugh Bonneville, Hon Ping Tang, Benedict Wong (plus)Résumés(1)
Nothing is what it seems in this Casablanca-style international thriller set in the ancient Chinese city a week before the attack on Pearl Harbor. U.S. Secret Agent Paul Soames (John Cusack) has just arrived to investigate the murder of his best friend, only to become quickly immersed in a web of conspiracy and lies that beset the city.
Shadowed by a Japanese intelligence officer Tanaka (Ken Watanabe), Soames' investigation quickly centers on a charismatic local gangster, Anthony Lanting (Chow Yun-Fat) - and Lanting's beautiful wife, Anna (Gong Li). Before long, Soames and Anna are involved in an affair that will put everything they have at stake. As national loyalties are traded fast-and-loose for those of the heart, Soames and Anna must race to solve the mystery and make it out of occupied China before the city's collapse.
(texte officiel du distributeur)
Critiques (1)
Visually, this film is a treat, with the atmosphere of 1940s Shanghai really stealing the show. Unfortunately, everything else is as underwhelming as a subpar football match. The story falls flat, and the performances feel uninspired, even with big names like John Cusack, Franka Potente, Ken Watanabe, and Chow Yun-Fat in the cast. I managed to get through 1408 from this director, but this one? It was a chore. A messy, unnecessary film that I doubt anyone will remember for long.
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