Walken at his most menacing, Nighy at his quirkiest, Ryder at her maddest and more besides...
Despite the overly polished screenplay, this movie works well. The plot is a bit vague and it's not always clear who's who and why people are doing what they do, but the mighty strength of the characters make up for all of that.
There are no weak links and each of the cast members manage to make the most of their onscreen time. Imagine if the CIA really did have dangerously unstable geniuses (like Christopher Walken) running the show. Maybe they do!
The world is in the unsafe hands of super-rich corporate mobsters and they are drawn together to hammer out a way to launder their billions. The governments of the US and the UK are in on the ruse and want either a piece of the action, or some sort of comeuppance. The corruption rises pretty high which forces our Bond type hero (Bill Nighy) to play his cards ultra-cautiously while at the same time, reviving an old affair.
It helps that the scenery of Turks & Caicos play a role, too. It's a luxury playground with natural beauty which contrasts starkly with the nefarious human interference.
The pace probably handicaps this for younger viewers and the violence is implied rather than played out. But for older folk, it's a treat.
Riveting stuff!
Despite the overly polished screenplay, this movie works well. The plot is a bit vague and it's not always clear who's who and why people are doing what they do, but the mighty strength of the characters make up for all of that.
There are no weak links and each of the cast members manage to make the most of their onscreen time. Imagine if the CIA really did have dangerously unstable geniuses (like Christopher Walken) running the show. Maybe they do!
The world is in the unsafe hands of super-rich corporate mobsters and they are drawn together to hammer out a way to launder their billions. The governments of the US and the UK are in on the ruse and want either a piece of the action, or some sort of comeuppance. The corruption rises pretty high which forces our Bond type hero (Bill Nighy) to play his cards ultra-cautiously while at the same time, reviving an old affair.
It helps that the scenery of Turks & Caicos play a role, too. It's a luxury playground with natural beauty which contrasts starkly with the nefarious human interference.
The pace probably handicaps this for younger viewers and the violence is implied rather than played out. But for older folk, it's a treat.
Riveting stuff!