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David
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Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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Beirut
Quote: Beirut is a 2018 American political thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Tony Gilroy.
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David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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Re: Beirut
An involving and soundly constructed geopolitical suspense film scripted with characteristic vigor by seasoned pro Tony Gilroy (The Bourne Identity, Michael Clayton). Still shaping his film career post-Mad Men, Jon Hamm fills the lead role of a charismatic-but-weary former diplomat as adeptly as, say, George Clooney might, and he is aided by a fine ensemble, including Dean Norris and Shea Whigham. The film nicely infuses an old-fashioned spy yarn with the ambiguities and anxieties of civil-war-plagued Lebanon circa the early 1980s and respects viewers' intelligence; the emotional beats are muted and standard-issue, but the deceit-and-espionage-and-pursuit storytelling is consistently fun.
B+
_________________1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
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Dil
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Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:48 pm Posts: 8942 Location: Houston, Texas
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Re: Beirut
This is a really solid flick. Very engaging, well paced and tense at times and while certain characters might not be as fleshed out as others overall it's a solid script from Gilroy. I wasn't sure about Hamm as the lead based on the trailer, but he definitely works here. The guy is just naturally charismatic and he gives a pretty committed and commanding performance. I also enjoyed Dean Norris, Shea Whigham and Rosamund Pike's performances too.
B+
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