Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011

The Debt

Here’s a strange recipe – the writers and director of “Kick-Ass” and “X-Men: First Class” have teamed with the director of “Shakespeare in Love” to remake an Israeli film. There are no superheroes and not one soliloquy – instead there are great performances from Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain and Tom Wilkinson. The story jumps back-and-forth between 1965 and 1997 and revolves around an Israeli secret mission to capture a Nazi war criminal…the plot thickens and lies are told that come to the surface 30 years later. The story could be pulled tighter for tension and there’s a love triangle that never gets fully developed, but Mirren is masterful. Wilkinson’s acting always a lit fuse and he sparks every scene he’s in. The debt is paid – worth a watch.