A Most Wanted Man

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  • 2014


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Average Rating 3.7/5
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3.5
At least as translated, A Most Wanted Man seems like lesser Le Carre. Av Club
4.5
Corbijn, who made the Ian Curtis biopic Control and the George Clooney art thriller The American, expertly captures the spirit of Le Carrs writinga me .. Av Club
3.8
Carres narrative style is dense with details that have nothing to do with its best moments. Indie Wire
4.0
Despite 90 percent of the film consisting of nicotine stained back and forths, the dialogue doesnt have an ounce of excess on it, making the films two .. We Got This Covered
3.5
Corbijn carries over the sounds of Gunthers unpracticed piano into the next scene a crucial scene, in which a trap is set and all the spy maneuverings .. Austin Chronicle
3.0
Given the deadly stakes, this should be gripping, but the film gets sucked into academic plot details, trudging through each rendezvous and stakeout. Time Out
4.0
A Most Wanted Man is certainly not going to uplift audiences, nor is it some fast paced espionage thriller. Screen Daily
4.5
A smart contemporary spy drama, with a stellar lead performance by Philip Seymour Hoffman, A Most Wanted Man is set to follow in the footsteps of its .. Screen Daily
1.5
And Hoffmans endlessly watchable performance (highlighted by an impeccable German accent) hammers this home. Collider
4.5
Hoffman commands every scene that hes in with a wonderfully intense lead performance, and the film as a whole is an involving, character centric piece .. Collider
4.0
Many actors attain emotional authenticity, but Hoffmans work is intellectually true.There is great sadness, but also glimmers of childlike hope that h .. Vulture
4.5
But if The American could be accused of being too self consciously chilly, luxuriating in its own anomie, A Most Wanted Man does a better job juggling .. Paste Magazine
3.1
Corbijn keeps the action of A Most Wanted Man at arms length or greater, never finding the heart of the piece despite mostly solid performances and st .. Rogerebert
4.1
Hunter.The latest John le Carre adaptation is like flipping through an 800 page novel for a quote you swear you remember. IGN
5.0
Of the various projects left unreleased when he died with the next two Hunger Games sequels still to come this is clearly the filet. Telegraph
3.0
Theres a haunting melancholy in Hoffmans portrayal of an obsessive outsider, which is of course intensified by our knowledge that its his final leadin .. Ny Daily News
3.0
His performance, and some interesting visuals from Corbijn save this from feeling too pedestrian even if it is ultimately a disappointment. JoBlo
3.8
Beneath its densely layered espionage narrative, A Most Wanted Man feels like a ghost story. The Globe And Mail
4.4
It is only after the tense, terrible climax of A Most Wanted Man a betrayal as brutal as it was inevitable that the realization that Philip Seymour Ho .. Philly
4.0
Here is another chilling portrait of all the power plays, politics, competition, and lying that goes on in the war on terror. Spirituality And Practice
3.8
And though Hoffmans splendid, subtle performance might not be the apex of his wide ranging career, this intelligent, engrossing film proves a fitting .. One Guys Opinion
4.4
Classic le Carre, with one last great performance by Philip Seymour Hoffman Rogers Movie Nation
3.8
It superbly plays out as a backstreet atmospheric subtle topical cat and mouse espionage game. Sover
4.0
This is all very entertaining, though as an assessment of post 9/11 surveillance culture the movie isnt sophisticated so much as cynical. Chicago Reader
3.8
With A Most Wanted Man, director Anton Corbijn has crafted a thoughtful and ultimately mournful film about the games spies play and one man who sees t .. Mark Reviews Movies
3.8
But its also a smart espionage thriller with one of Hoffmans best performances. Usa Today
3.0
And while I can see that the films intentions are good or at least that someone has said, lets do Made in Dagenham, but with gays, or lets do Billy The Times
3.5
This is very low key for a spy thriller, not as low key as the somnambulant Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy, but just as smart a spy yarn, and more entert .. Lariat
2.0
This one is well acted but bleaker than usual, thanks to an uninvolving story, a shortage of sympathetic characters, leaden pacing by director Anton C .. News Review
3.0
Hoffman heads an impressive cast and the plot is well crafted, even if the characters and moral uncertainties seem very familiar and the message remai .. Radio Times
3.5
If you are looking to drown out the real world, this aint gonna be your flick. But I cant deny its craft and its professionalism. (Full Content Review .. Screen It
2.0
Corbijn has assembled an excellent cast, who all give intelligent and nuanced performances. Independent
4.4
The last full scale Hoffman performance and its a master class in acting comes in A Most Wanted Man, Anton Corbijns tense, twisty and terrific spy thr .. Rolling Stone
3.5
If youve seen The American, you know that Corbijn doesnt make the kind of movies that put him on the shortlist to direct the next 007 saga. The Wrap
3.0
The cat and mouse games, while entertaining, feel familiar. What elevates the movie is Hoffmans performance as a man pouring his soul into the only wo .. News Day
3.5
His portrayal, complete with a convincing German accent, is a fully rounded portrait of courage and dissolution. Cs Monitor
4.0
Perhaps its a perfect storm of savvy choices that makes the English language A Most Wanted Man so satisfying a spy drama, especially as so many films .. Film Journal
5.0
It is a commanding performance from Hoffman, and an overwhelmingly satisfying note for this actor to end on. The Guardian
3.0
While the supporting performances are strong (with special plaudits due to Nina Hoss as the only person who proves a match for Bachmann), this is very .. The Guardian
3.0
But it remains an oddly anonymous enterprise from this talented and distinctive director. The Guardian
3.5
Through it all Bachmann soldiers on, Hoffmans disappointment met with a shrug, success with the same reaction.Hoffman is not afraid to play the role b .. Az Central
3.5
John le Carre has seen many changes in the political climate since his books were first published, adapted for television and filmed, yet the nature o .. Smh
4.0
A Most Wanted Man is the last film Hoffman finished before his sudden death five months ago.Were still to see him in the next Hunger Games instalment .. Smh
4.0
Its essentially a Cold War spy story that takes place in a post Cold War age. Mountain X
4.0
If A Most Wanted Man is a parable, its one placed firmly in the real world. Npr
3.8
A Most Wanted Man is not a guns and motorcycles spy story but a shadowy walk down a dark alley. Star Tribune
2.0
The gnawing sadness of watching A Most Wanted Man is knowing that Philip Seymour Hoffman never will be better. Daily Mail
3.5
Crackles with a jigsaw puzzle intelligence and features a superbly subtle lead performance from the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, who single handedly g .. Ew
2.5
The reason to stick with it through the longueurs is for its central character study of a brilliant spy gone to seed. Slate
4.0
Based on a late novel by John Le Carre, this cleverly tangled tale takes a risk by having recognisable American actors affect German accents, but the .. Flim List
3.0
There has been brimstone anger to later le Carre at Western espionage malpractice, but the films cheerless revelations leave you numb rather than shoc .. Empire
3.0
The end result may look good but it never feels distinctive despite the wealth of talent involved in front of and behind the camera. Eye For Film
2.5
The result is uneven in Anton Corbijns A Most Wanted Man, a confusing spy drama that marks one of the esteemed actors final screen appearances. Observer
4.0
Corbijn confidently keeps the balance between the larger cat and mouse game and Bachmanns own, personal risk; the movies final moment may haunt you fo .. Common Sense Media
2.5
The case is both intricate and pedestrian, not a good combination. Sf Gate
4.0
It was shot in dark, lurid, vital Hamburg; Hoffman is the star; and I was completely held. New Yorker
3.8
The film never gets totally beyond this familiar treatment of spy tropes, but it remains a riveting, handsomely crafted bit of pulp, a comparatively r .. Slant Magazine
5.0
Gunther may not be Jason Bourne, but his performance ratchets up the suspense until its almost unbearable.Corbijns film exudes the cold, damp and grit .. Washington Post
4.5
Mr. Hoffmans performance is so finely etched and the story so irresistible that the film becomes, almost inescapably, something of a last testament. The New York Times
3.0
Rarely without a cigarette or a stiff drink, Hoffmans weary, old school spy master Gunther is based in Hamburg. Express
3.5
With that message not fully realized until the thrilling finale, in which the tables are turned, the build up is slow for our protagonists, but still .. The Film Stage
3.8
The movie is good, solid le Carre. Its chilly yet humane, and human scaled ... Chicago Tribune
4.4
All of us, Gunther advises the lawyer at one point, but he probably knows its too late.One wonders if Hoffman felt the same. Boston Globe
3.5
A Most Wanted Man is a more cerebral espionage thriller than we are used to from Hollywood. Reeling Reviews
3.5
A Most Wanted Man is a more cerebral espionage thriller than we are used to from Hollywood. Reeling Reviews
4.0
A Most Wanted Man movie review: intelligence afterscape by MaryAnn Johanson A smart, classy, slow burn thriller made up of the stuff of authentic spy .. Flickfilosopher
3.2
There are hints at deeper relationships between the characters, particularly between Hoffman and Nina Hoss (who plays his second in command, Erna Frey .. Blogs Indie Wire
3.5
Most Wanted isnt as riveting as Tinker Tailor, and its characters arent quite as well drawn, but its still often fascinating, with a climax that effec .. Las Vegas Weekly
4.0
8 things to watch out for this week Feature Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 multiplayer beta debuts on PS4, Monster Hunter World hits PC and Better Call Sau .. Total Film
3.5
Muted and subdued to what may prove to be diminishing returns commercially, this admirably textured thriller, rooted in Eastern immigrant laden Hambur .. Hollywood Reporter
3.0
Thanks to Andrew Bovells clumsy script A Most Wanted Man not only lacks integrity but thrills. Standard
2.5
He takes almost two hours to build up to a most unsatisfying denouement, which is consistent with the depressing tenor of most of Carres writings. Tony Medley
3.2
The films lack of a clear protagonist, much less a viable antagonist, proves to be its biggest stumbling block. Coles Mithey
4.0
See this crackerjack thriller, at once brooding, claustrophobic and unbearably tense, and find out. Los Angeles Times
4.0
But the film remains entirely of a piece with the authors universe in the way that it continually deglamorizes and demystifies the task of intelligenc .. Variety
3.8
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3.5
If you are familiar with the superb US TV series Homeland, an apt analogy here is that A Most Wanted Man is like a full season of that program compact .. Herald Sun
1.3
A Most Wanted Man is ultimately a total failure on almost every single level, which is too bad, obviously, given that the movie marks Hoffmans final c .. Reel Film
3.5
Put another way, its difficult not to mourn the fact that A Man Most Wanted should have been one more Hoffman movie among many more to come. Movie Habit
3.8
But is it really safer.Even a man of Bachmanns brusque confidence stops to reflect on this. The Star
3.8
Unless his digitally assisted, from beyond the grave performance in the upcoming Hunger Games sequel is a monumental surprise, A Most Wanted Man marks .. Oregon Live
4.0
Moody intrigue is the tone of this slow burning espionage thriller from John Le Carre in which Phillip Seymour Hoffmans solid presence as a scotch dri .. Urban Cine File
3.5
This is a very low key film, but nonetheless incredibly tense and exciting in its own way.Its a battle of inches and intellects, not guns and explosio .. Ner Dist
5.0
In terms of conception, performance, and execution, it is first rate, and actually feels a bit superior to Tomas Alfredsons 2011 Le Carre adaptation o .. Movies Tv Guide
4.0
Its all highly gripping stuff and comes with a finale thats both extremely bleak but, alas, highly probable. Mirror
4.5
Corbijns cast is well thought out and, thanks to more than McAdams, quite glamourous. Varia Gate
3.0
Its a thriller without any real thrills until the final act, held back by Andrew Bovells script never really finding a strong emotional hook for his c .. Digital Spy
4.0
He delivers a complex and fascinating performance that overpowers the movies flaws and propels John le CarrAs tale to a formidable conclusion. Digital Spy
3.8
The pacing of A Most Wanted Man, a movie without any real dramatic crescendos, can get tedious without complete attention that the movie earns. Tamp A Bay
2.5
The film is admirably sober and painstaking, and in the early going it promises to at least make a statement. New York Post
3.0
Indeed, the feel throughout is of a behind the scenes look at one of the more parochial CIA outposts from the Bourne franchise.Competent but compromis .. Flicks
3.1
**1/2 (out of four) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the overrated previous adaptation of a John Le Carre novel, spent so much time chasing vague facts that .. Red Eye Chicago
4.0
Well, on the evidence of A Most Wanted Man, one of his final films, our loss is all the greater as hes simply magnificent in a gripping espionage thri .. Independent Ie
4.0
Audiences who like their thrills bigger and louder may be bored, but anyone who prefers to engage with a movies themes and characters will find this m .. Contact Music
2.5
But the fixation is really on those classic skills of patience and mousetrap springing that the modern espionage thriller has essentially jettisoned l .. Film Racket
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
4.0
Here is not just a final great performance, but a character one might otherwise have imagined revisiting. The Arts Desk
4.0
Yet while that film was steeped in Cold War politics, A Most Wanted Man is a contemporary tale of terrorism and intelligence gathering that is as thri .. Matts Movie Reviews
3.8
Its a fun ride that also offers moments of profundity concerning the less than heroic way we fight the war on terror. Patriot Ledger
4.5
Hoffmans way with words doesnt give Corbijn as many opportunities to speak visually. Ign
4.5
Once the genre switches from horror to supernatural/suspense, thats when Beneath loses most of its steam and potential to rise above your average B ho .. Nyc Movie Guru
4.4
Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a German spymaster in A Most Wanted Man..Credit: Kerry Brown SHARE By of the When Philip Seymour Hoffman leaves the frame .. Js Online
3.5
A Most Wanted Man is light on action setpieces and long on political gamesmanship and moral ambiguity. The Dissolve
4.0
A Chechen Muslim enters Hamburg in the guise of a homeless man seeking asylum and captures the attention of intelligence operative Philip Seymour Hoff .. Sandiego Reader
2.5
The pic is elegant to a fault, stubbornly keeping its cool at the expense of tension. Cinemix Tape
4.3
The story is far more complex than that, but getting too deeply into the many twists and turns of this subdued political thriller would surely ruin wh .. ComingSoon
4.4
Corbijn creates a meticulous and subtle picture that unravels itself with suspense and excitement. Awards Circuit
4.0
A Most Wanted Man has such a marvelous ending, but it is marvelous simply because of Hoffmans ability to realistically let it go. Crave Online
4.0
Philip Seymour Hoffman dominates as German spy master Gunther Bachmann in Anton Corbijns old school espionage yarn, based on John le Carrs 2008 novel. The Skinny
3.5
In other words, A Most Wanted Man is a slow burn and it meanders a bit. Scene Stealers
4.0
A Most Wanted Mans a fine swan song for an actor who could do more with a look and exasperated outburst that many of his contemporaries. The Ooh Tray
3.8
But it wrings fantastic tension out of uncertainty, and exploits the natural paranoia of its characters and the audience. Movie Mezzanine
4.0
Directed by Anton Corbijn, who successfully helmed The American with George Clooney, and adapted from the novel by John le Carre, A Most Wanted Man is .. Or Lando Weekly
2.5
A Most Wanted Man is Philip Seymour Hoffmans last completed film.Based on a John le Carre novel that was published in 2008 but feels dated beyond its .. Wsj
2.0
Intrigue shouldnt be dull.A film about ennui shouldnt be an example of it. Tony Mack
5.0
The puzzle like premise of A Most Wanted Man is a fabrication, but you cannot escape the fascination of Hoffman waiting for despair to be confirmed. New Republic
4.5
The cruelest beauty is a meeting between Gunther and the American. New City Film
4.0
But the tragedy of Philip Seymour Hoffmans death was always going to hang over this classy spy thriller. Daily Star
2.5
In a spy flick, we want to see action. We want to see Jason Bourne jumping off a roof. We want tension, not realism not smoking and meetings and yakki .. Theepoch Times
2.5
What suspense there is comes mostly from the clarifying thrill of hanging on Hoffmans every word. Sf Weekly
4.5
The idea is a simplistic one but it masks deeper questions and ideas at the heart of the debate about worldwide security.What does it mean to make the .. Johnhanlon Reviews
3.8
Its a thriller that unfolds realistically, in moments of quiet surveillance, amid an atmosphere of encroaching, all encompassing paranoia. Am Ny
4.5
The tapestry of accomplished performers, in parts of any size, is a testament to the material. Graffiti With Punctuation
4.0
A secret shadow warrior, chain smoking and overly fond of drink, Hoffmans Gunter Bachmann takes all the cliches about the aging spy and makes them new .. Honey Cutts Hollywood
3.0
Its chills rather than spills that define director Anton Corbijns glacial adaptation of the John Le Carre thriller with Philip Seymour Hoffman poignan .. Sky
3.8
Finding that embarrassment, that soft spot, is what Gunther does. Free Beacon
4.0
Films like this are far from the simplicity of mainstream features like Taken which neatly divide characters into black then white.Instead, this slow .. Impulse Gamer
4.0
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3.0
Its as good a yarn as any le Carre plot, and in Corbijns hands the material finds a true ally because the former music mag photographers gritty esthet .. O Canada
4.0
But nothing could be further from the truth, because this 122 minute film is the years ultimate slow burn drama with Philip Seymour Hoffmans last majo .. Birmingham Mail
3.8
Thats the energizing force in Anton Corbijns haunting adult thriller A Most Wanted Man, a lapidary rendering of John le Carres intricate suspense nove .. Oc Register
4.0
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3.5
While Andrew Bovells screenplay hits a few sluggish patches, he still effectively strips down le Carres narrative to a tense exploration of espionage .. City Weekly
3.8
Bovell and director Anton Corbijn keep us guessing about motives, especially Karpovs, until the last moments. Charlotte Observer
3.8
Its in color, but it feel black and white, as washed out as its hero is burnt out. Events Austin 360
2.0
This movie aims for a similarly crisp, glassy surface, a deadpan thriller full of moral ambiguities and questionable alliances. Electric Sheep Magazine
4.0
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3.8
The film rewards viewer patience with a highly satisfying third act. Sacbee
4.4
Watching A Most Wanted Man now, knowing that its the last time well see Hoffman explore such an imperfect soul, just makes the experience that much mo .. Entertainment Sltrib
3.0
A cliched and frequently stodgy affair...pales in comparison to previous effort, or indeed, other recent le Carre adaptations. Concrete Play Ground



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