This film is centred on James Clayton, a computer programmer, who is approached by Walter Burke, a senior CIA instructor who suggests he has just the skills the agency is looking for. Clayton decides to accept, largely because he believes it will help him learn more about his father who died in an accident in Peru in 1990. Once he is in Clayton joins other recruits at 'The Farm', a special facility where everything is a test and recruits are pitted against each other. He and fellow recruit Layla Moore gradually become close which ultimately causes him problems before he is approached for a special job... now he will have to question loyalties and betray those close to him to prevent the theft of a highly classified, highly dangerous computer program.
This might not be a well-known film but it is a solid little thriller with some good twists. It is also very much a film of two halves; in the first he is recruited and trained and in the second he is caught up in a dangerous operation. There is a reasonable amount of action but this isn't over the top; just a few shootings and a short car chase. I suspect most viewers will at least suspect the 'big twist' fairly early on but the story plays out in a way that makes one doubt that original suspicion. The cast is solid with Colin Farrell impressing as Clayton and Al Pacino being solid as Burke; Bridget Moynahan also impresses as Layla even if her role is smaller than that of the two leading men. Overall this might not be a must see but is well worth watching if you are a fan of the genre.
This might not be a well-known film but it is a solid little thriller with some good twists. It is also very much a film of two halves; in the first he is recruited and trained and in the second he is caught up in a dangerous operation. There is a reasonable amount of action but this isn't over the top; just a few shootings and a short car chase. I suspect most viewers will at least suspect the 'big twist' fairly early on but the story plays out in a way that makes one doubt that original suspicion. The cast is solid with Colin Farrell impressing as Clayton and Al Pacino being solid as Burke; Bridget Moynahan also impresses as Layla even if her role is smaller than that of the two leading men. Overall this might not be a must see but is well worth watching if you are a fan of the genre.