Love, lies, history.

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2013)

Another viewing of a movie that I liked better the times I saw it before. But, unlike that other one ('A.I.'), this one remains a very good film. A spy movie with a love story cutting deeper and deeper into it as it slowly creeps towards its end, when finally the curtains are torn down altogether for all those involved. Well, I couldn't say that this the actual story about the CIA back to front - very much likely, no, but approximately... In any case, the added dimension of a Greek tragedy unfolding works really well.
Moving gently back and forth in time like a subtle waltz, it will ask of you your full attention, though. The characters are not the most sympathetic you'll ever find on the screen, but there's a whole bunch of great actors that will help you through it, from Damon to Redmayne, and from Gambon to Blanchard. The settings and all the details, such as costumes and even glasses or little bottles with even littler ships in them - they are very much up to par, or even beyond (though there is quite a gooflist here on IMDb).
A big 8 out of 10.