Synopsis
During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually uncovers a deadly conspiracy.
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Cast
- Peter FirthHarry Pearce
- Kit HaringtonWill Holloway
- Elyes GabelAdem Qasim
- Jennifer EhleGeraldine Maltby
- Tim McInnernyOliver Mace
- Tuppence MiddletonJune Keaton
- Eleanor MatsuuraHannah Santo
- David HarewoodFrancis Warrender
- Lara PulverErin Watts
- Hugh SimonMalcolm Wynn-Jones
Recommendations
- 60
CineVue
The aesthetic, tone and performances result in a package that sits alongside similar Hollywood fare comfortably. However, in an industry that demands even the most famous spies to try something different, Nalluri's film never stands out. - 60
Empire
A decent, mid-list spy thriller, suspended somewhere between le Carré and Bond but with a budgetary austerity in keeping with UK government spending cuts that keeps it out of the real high-stakes game. - 60
Time Out London
Overall, excitement levels are moderate. But even if the film can’t match Hollywood for spectacle, there’s a sobering sense of the painful sacrifices and compromises facing those who toil in secret to keep us safe from harm. - 60
Total Film
It doesn’t exactly soar and the lack of levity grates, yet the Spooks movie still delivers some appealingly old-school mayhem. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Pairing another Firth (no relation) with crackerjack newcomer Taron Edgerton, Kingsman's fizzingly droll chutzpah can't help but make Spooks: The Greater Good, for all Peter Firth's ballast, seem dowdily old-school in comparison. - 40
The Guardian
Too often it’s just silly. - 40
The Telegraph
As a film, it feels like a bunch of people pretending to be in a film. As a continuation of the show’s faintly ridiculous appeal, it has enjoyable moments. - 40
Variety
Bharat Nalluri’s chrome-colored thriller plays less as an organic extension of the series’ universe than an all-purpose genre piece nominally tailored to fit the “Spooks” franchise — not to mention the star quality of previously unaffiliated leading man Kit Harington.
