Interesting and a little confusing at times

Rating: 7/10 (8 September 2007)

This movie definitely has its ups and downs. The story has about fifty subplots that do tie together eventually but keeping track of everything is difficult. I can recommend this to any person though over 13 is better. The acting is one of the many good sides of this movie. Angelina Jolie against all odds was absolutely fantastic as Edward Wilson's wife. Robert De Niro played the general very well. Abother thing about this film that others always lack is the dialogue. Quotes from this film are still running through my mind. Lastly, finally we have a movie about spies that does not involve a bloody gun fight ever five minutes. This movie instead skips that and shows the trauma of Edward Wilson one of the first members of the CIA. In this movie it isn't about gun fights. It is about reflection and making choices about family, job, friends and country. Due to its confusing web of subplots you probably won't like it the first times but watch a few more times and pay careful attention to the dialogue (in this movie words tell more of the story than actions) and you will come to realise and see what a great movie this turned out to be.