Ian's Movie Reviews
Short Reviews of Movies, Board Games, and Other Stuff

Posts Tagged ‘spy films

Kingsman: The Secret Service

February 16, 2015

I liked the story but hated the style. That’s the Coles Notes version of my review. The Kingsmen, a spy action movie about a London punk who is recruited into a spy organization, suffers from an identity crisis. Its hard to tell who this movie was made for exactly. At the core, it is a […]

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

March 30, 2012

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: the actionless spy movie. And that’s both a good thing and a bad thing. Good because it is left to deal with the real nitty gritty of intelligence work. Bad because it can come off as a little dull and monotonous at moments. I’ll be honest; it was hard for me […]

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

December 29, 2011

Good movie, too bad there wasn’t more action. Kidding, kidding! MI4 is loaded with action. And not just any action: great action. Great suspense. Great movie. This is just one of those amazingly well-constructed action flicks which pump you up and leave you exhilarated as you walk out of the theater. Ghost Protocol follows the […]