When you a paying customer, obviously you don't have to care about the hardships that came with the production of stuff you are buying. And yet again "Agent Game" is a film that demands a certain understanding of the kind of resourceful filmmaking that came into play here.
Mel Gibson and Jason Isaacs starred in a nine-digit budgeted "Patriot" over twenty years ago. So seeing them in a low-budget film feels as if they really fell hard. But other than that, the two of them along with Dylan McDermott really anchor this chamber piece that tries to play out as a topical spy thriller.
A couple of decent action sequences and veterans matching with current-ish TV performers like Katie Cassidy and Rhys Coiro make for a solid ensemble and the storyline isn't as convoluted as critics led you believe. No, it's nothing to write home about but it's a great device when you try to make a film on a shoestring budget with one great, one solid and some rather mid-level performers.
As a programmer this film works. The ending that implies further sequels seems a bit of unrealistic on producers' behalf but then again the open-ended climax may also amount to a resolution of sorts.
This is a B-movie concoction that works. If you are into that kind of thing. If you are into hate-watching, you could do a lot better with something a lot worse.
Mel Gibson and Jason Isaacs starred in a nine-digit budgeted "Patriot" over twenty years ago. So seeing them in a low-budget film feels as if they really fell hard. But other than that, the two of them along with Dylan McDermott really anchor this chamber piece that tries to play out as a topical spy thriller.
A couple of decent action sequences and veterans matching with current-ish TV performers like Katie Cassidy and Rhys Coiro make for a solid ensemble and the storyline isn't as convoluted as critics led you believe. No, it's nothing to write home about but it's a great device when you try to make a film on a shoestring budget with one great, one solid and some rather mid-level performers.
As a programmer this film works. The ending that implies further sequels seems a bit of unrealistic on producers' behalf but then again the open-ended climax may also amount to a resolution of sorts.
This is a B-movie concoction that works. If you are into that kind of thing. If you are into hate-watching, you could do a lot better with something a lot worse.