A retired CIA operative faces off against his former protégé in a high-stakes game of international espionage.
Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+ and Kanopy (free).
Moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence, about what an R should carry.
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An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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