Synopsis
A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife, who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Canal.
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Cast
- Pierce BrosnanAndy Osnard
- Geoffrey RushHarry Pendel
- Jamie Lee CurtisLouisa Pendel
- Leonor VarelaMarta
- Brendan GleesonMickie Abraxas
- Harold PinterUncle Benny
- Catherine McCormackFrancesca Deane
- Daniel RadcliffeMark Pendel
- Lola BoormanSarah Pendel
- David HaymanLuxmore
Recommendations
- 91
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Energetic and inventive, it's a satirical, smart, grown-up thriller. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
A real movie, rich and atmospheric, savoring its disreputable characters and their human weaknesses. - 80
The New York Times
The first really good spy movie about the impossibility, under present historical circumstances, of making a really good spy movie. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Forget the end and there is much to enjoy here. - 70
TV Guide Magazine
A cut above the preposterous action spectacles that now pass for espionage films. - 70
Rolling Stone
The show belongs to Geoffrey Rush in a note-perfect performance as Harry Pendel, the tailor. - 60
Chicago Reader
An Austin Powers movie for grown-ups. - 50
New York Daily News
The script gets so silly, the Monty Python troupe would reject it.
