Family Man - Not

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2006)

I've said it before and now I'll say it again after seeing this movie, a further vindication of my basic philosophy concerning any espionage agency of any type of any country in the world: keep out all marrieds, all family types. That's right: no husbands, no wives, no fathers, no sons; no mothers, no daughters, no friends of either persuasion. And no pets, especially, no pets. Get the loners. Don't worry -- there are plenty of them out there. 95% of the impediment to effective operations within these agencies -- and you've seen it in "Sheperd" as you have in "Russia House", and, I dare say, as you will see in the next big spy thriller with Jammie Foxx (name escapes) -- is, once and for all, relationships. Wise up, guys: NO RELATIONSHIPS. The other 5%? Misplaced trust, of course. No correct that: trust. Come on all you agents: NO TRUST. Geeze.