Where the hell did this movie come from? No theatrical release, but seemingly at the forefront of many rental place's new release marketing? Some big stars (Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Martin Sheen), a smart plot, twists and turns, this is the kind of movie that I do not understand how it gets left out when films like Your Highness somehow get released in theaters. Now that I have raised expectations past a reasonable point, let me just say that The Double is not amazing, just very solid. Richard Gere continues to be the actor that time forgot despite not really losing any of his marketability, and he turns in a solid performance here. The Double is about a young agent (Topher Grace) who is the expert on a presumed dead Russian assassin. However when that assassin surfaces again, he must team up with the man who hunted him (Gere) to bring him down. If you have seen the previews, the film makes no secret of its big twist about a third of the way through, but if you felt like that was the only twist it had coming, you are wrong. Worth seeing when you get a chance, I give The Double 7 Ninja stars out of 10.
The Double is directed by Michael Brandt and stars Topher Grace, Richard Gere, Martin Sheen, Odette Annable, and Stephen Moyer.
-Maximus
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