The International (2009)

Posted by Movie_Maven

June 15, 2009 |

I missed this in the theatre and being a big Clive Owen fan, Mr_Movie_Maven and I rented it this week (I just had surgery so we rented a LOT of movies.) While the story had a unique and intelligent premise, the acting, in my opinion (and despite a nice cast) was lacking (even from Mr. Owen who seemed to force his lines a little bit too much.) The direction by Tom Tykwer (of “Run Lola Run” fame which, by the way, is a fabulous movie) was above average, particularly the scene that occurs in New York’s Guggenheim Museum.

That the film had an intelligent premise was not, at least for me, enough to meet my expectations. I found the plot a bit too convoluted and didn’t really care enough for the characters to be too concerned about their fates; however, on the other hand, I didn’t dislike it.