Synopsis
In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into believing the Allied forces were planning to attack by way of Greece rather than Sicily.
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Cast
- Colin FirthEwen Montagu
- Matthew MacfadyenCharles Cholmondeley
- Kelly MacdonaldJean Leslie
- Penelope WiltonHester Leggett
- Johnny FlynnIan Fleming
- Jason IsaacsAdmiral John Godfrey
- Mark GatissIvor Montazac
- Hattie MorahanIris Montazac
- Paul RitterBentley Purchase
- Simon Russell BealeWinston Churchill
Recommendations
- 80
The Hollywood Reporter
A far more decorous affair than its macho-burger title would suggest, this is a classy production with a first-rate ensemble cast, splicing the story’s intrigue with a poignant vein of melodrama. - 75
Movie Nation
Madden, screenwriter Michelle Ashford and the cast perform their greatest service in reminding us that real history, unadorned, can make the best drama. - 60
Time Out
If you’re on the hunt for a diverting slice of prestige espionage hokum that comes with a side helping of real history, Operation Mincemeat is a satisfying night at the pictures. - 60
Little White Lies
It’s a model of old school screen storytelling, where the robust individual elements coalesce into the exact sum of their parts and not a single ounce out either way. - 60
The Guardian
Operation Mincemeat is watchable enough, but perhaps can’t find a fictional way into the stranger-than-fiction outrageousness of the scheme itself. - 60
Empire
Though occasionally undone by its Sunday-teatime tendencies, this is a spirited and gently entertaining slice of wartime espionage, with sharp, wry performances from the ensemble cast. - 60
The Telegraph
A cram-it-all-in adaptation of Ben Macintyre’s 2010 history book of the same name, which knuckles down to its task with sleeves rolled, upper lips stiffened, and vast sheaves of exposition to whip through. - 60
CineVue
It has its moments, but the film is guilty of being fun but forgettable, much like those numerous spy stories cooked up on typewriters in the quiet hours of night and then lost to history when the guns fell silent.
