thesar-2 Review of The International

The International (I) (2009)

Just think of what will happen when it's One-World-Currency...

[2/10 · 5 July 2009]

Man, they weren't kidding with the title 'The International.' All the way through the picture we were shot all over the globe. Heck, even in the first 20 minutes, I think we're in ten different cities. Unfortunately, the pace of the movie didn't move as fast as the planes that carried everyone in what appeared to be minute-travel. Oh, and don't be fooled by the trailer: by no means is this an action movie. It's barely suspenseful. Sure, there was one very long shootout and Clive Owen runs a bit, but this has to be the slowest "international" spy movie I've seen. And as for Owen, apparently he's this movie's Bond – no one can ever kill him, despite the hundreds of opportunities, yet, he's all but Jack Ryan, an analyst. It seems that we have this huge bank kills anyone who gets close to the truth of their evil scheme, but they've apparently either underestimated this analyst or for plot's sake, let him live for 2+ years of investigating. That's a pretty big plot hole. I guess you'll have to accept that. That, and why Owen or Watts, two wonderful actors, signed up for this, other than to cash their checks at the same kind of bank they're battling in the film. I've worked in the financial industry for going on 14 years now and this movie's big-bad-bank set on world domination isn't really far from the truth. So, if anyone had any idea of trying to take down one of these, for moral reasons, or whatnot, good luck. You might as well try and overthrow the government or take on organized religion. It would be easier to build a dam with salt. Stick with 'Bourne' or even the safe-bet 'Bond' for more enjoyable globetrotting espionage thrillers.