Review of A Most Wanted Man (2014) by Yonian — 20 Sep 2014
A cerebral movie, not for fans of big explosions and special effects. Assumes the viewer knows enough about Islam to understand at least "Allahu akbar" and "Insha'Allah". The plot development suggests vanity and ego motivated some characters who would in real life would care about nothing but money.
Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance was suburb, even putting aside respect for the dead. Willem Dafoe was also outstanding. Most of the other performances were above average. I agree with other reviewers here that Rachel McAdams was miscast and outclassed.
This review of A Most Wanted Man (2014) was written by Yonian on 20 Sep 2014.
A Most Wanted Man has generally received positive reviews.
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