A Most Wanted Man

— Philip Seymour Hoffman is the reason to see this film. He stands out in this adaptation of the John le Carré novel. I didn’t read the novel but the script is fairly linear which doesn’t exactly jive with my view of le Carré’s usual style. There are quite a few characters and the director sometimes loses track of the reasons behind the espionage so he can deal with personalities and power plays. It still holds up even if it isn’t among the best thrillers, because Hoffman is among the best actors.

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[2014. 122 min. Directed by Anton Corbiun. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Grigoriy Dobrygin, and Homayoun Ershadi.]
http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/sundance-film-review-a-most-wanted-man-1201064200/