Her story is one of several subplots in the film that are potentially interesting but frustratingly undeveloped.Īdvised by his CIA handler (Travis Fimmel, Lean on Pete) to make his way to Kandahar’s airport as quickly as possible, Harris is forced to journey 400 miles through the desert. Well, not fully successfully, since his role in the operation is revealed in a leak by a Pentagon whistleblower and brought to public attention by a female journalist (Elenaaz Noruouzi), who is promptly arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Some action fans might say the film takes too long, considering its numerous talky interludes.īutler, in the sort of role that he’s turned into a personal franchise, plays Tom Harris, a CIA operative who successfully manages such daunting assignments as taking out an Iranian nuclear facility. (It’s a great story, made even better by his name, which should be adorning the covers of paperback thrillers.) The script takes its time getting to the action, providing plenty of background texture regarding the region’s tense dynamics and alternating between the viewpoints of the Americans and Afghans and Iranians. That’s no doubt due to its screenwriter, Mitchell LaFortune, a former military intelligence officer who sold this script, supposedly based on his real-life experiences, on spec. To its credit, the film directed by frequent Butler collaborator Ric Roman Waugh ( Angel Has Fallen, Greenland) feels more serious and authentic than Ritchie’s film. Cast: Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban, Elnaaz Norouzi, Ali Fazal, Travis Fimmel, Bahador Foladi, Nina Toussaint-White, Vassilis Koukalani, Mark Arnold, Corey Johnson, Ravi Aujla, Ray Haratian, Tom Rhys Harries
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