The Debt (2010) 6/10

Starring : Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, Tom Wilkinson, Ciaran Hinds, Marton Csokas, Jesper Christensen
Director : John Madden
Running Time : 114 mins

In 1965 three mosad agents, Rachel Singer (Chastain) Stephan Gold (Csokas) and David Peretz (Worthington) are tasked with capturing and bringing in the Nazi war criminal Dieter Vogel (Christensen) aka. The Surgeon Of Birkenau, but he manages to escape. The three decide to concoct a lie claiming that Rachel killed him in his escape attempt. Thirty-two years later Rachel (Mirren) is being honoured for their part in the operation when news is received that the lie they’ve been living with may soon come to light.

This is unusual for a Vaughan / Goldman movie in that it didn’t immediately grip me. I suppose it’s because I’m used to their comic book adaptations. In any case this did finally get going towards the end, and it was mildly entertaining thanks to the acting skills of the likes of Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson, but sadly the script was a little weak and, as a result, the story felt a little stunted.

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