Review of Allied (2016) by Tom M — 23 Nov 2016

Allied combines a spy thriller with intrigue, espionage, cloak and dagger and the art of deception. It truly is a suspense thriller in parts surrounded by the game of shadows in the world of secrets that mask the drive to find truth.

Marion Cotillard is amazing as Marianne Beausejour. She has a grace and presence that is subtle, but she occupies the room and screen with brilliance as a spy. Adept at cunning deception to survive the empty cruel world of spying for your cause.

The costumes are amazing and the sets are equally time specific. The chemistry at first is what you expect with spies who don't trust one another but it took a deeper meaning as the movie moves through the maze of detours the characters take.

Brad Pitt shows some depth as a Canadian Wing Commander who paratroops into French Morocco to carry out his mission to take out, who else, the Germans who are over running Europe with one last barrier Great Britain. Brad Pitt as Max Vatan is a cool assassin who changes with his collaboration with Marianne to find a completeness of dual identities that bind them but yet keeps them cautious to their intentions.

Frankly, I wasn't sure what to expect but was a good movie that has suspense, thrills and provided the impact war secrets can have on winning or losing a war. Information like this movie is go see it and pay attention it takes some surprising turns.