The International (Review)

What I knew going in:
Clive Owen and Naomi Watts take on a Multi-National Bank whose sinister endgame is conspiracy.

Hype:
Meh+. Sometimes I get out to see the movies I want, other times I don't. This one looked like it had potential to be decent.

Opening Thoughts:
This has the same sort of feel as most of the good cold war spy films from back in the seventies. Its dark, its creepy, and you have no idea what the Bank is up to - but you know it can't be good. Yep, Naomi is still hot. Wow, they don't waste any time with the usual build-up. Its game on from the word go.

Bottom Line:
Competent. The highlight of the film is a fantastic action sequence in the Gugenheim that seems to go on forever, yet never lets up on the intensity. The plot makes sense, and you can definately see where the bank's conspiracy is headed and why they would go so far to protect their aims. Clive and Naomi are both convincing and show excellent development throughout the film. When the biggest thing you can complain about is the fact that this movie has THE most generic title of all time, you know it has to be pretty good.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0963178/