Review of The Numbers Station (2013) by Marcio S — 29 Jun 2013

A thriller by the book that adds nothing really important to your life.

This review of The Numbers Station (2013) was written by Marcio S on 29 Jun 2013.

The Numbers Station has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jordon J (666) on 28 Aug 2014

The Numbers Station is a cheap and predictable thriller that works only because of its two leading cast members: John Cusack and Malin Akerman…

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By Luis M (377) on 11 Aug 2014

Buena actuacion de John Cusack y Malin Akerman. Las Estaciones de Numeros seran Ciertas, algo q la CIA usara? Me encanto el tema de eso en este Filme…

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By Lisa D (354) on 07 Aug 2013

Mr Cusack, what were you thinking…

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By Jesse B (855) on 18 Oct 2013

Seems like a lot of films out there want to copy the Bourne films, and this is almost a spin off of it…

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By Frank Ochieng (928) for SF Crowsnest (189) on 16 Nov 2018

The figures simply do not add up in director Kasper Barfoed's sleepy-eyed spy thriller The Numbers Station…

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By Tracy F (421) on 11 Jan 2014

Great stuff. in my eyes, original situation... good flick to watch over and over…

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By Daniel M (2,592) on 22 Sep 2014

They should replot the story like this: Emerson did not cancel the code for killing his own boss, instead he assigned it to himself…

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By Jocey D (500) on 09 Jun 2015

Bland covert mission thriller which doesn't deliver much excitement. Main plot is murky and undefined…

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By Joseph M (773) on 31 Jul 2015

I can only imagine that on paper this seemed like a good idea. In reality not even John Cusack could save it…

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By Indra W (164) on 24 Aug 2013

Fails to fascinate, should be better. I was expecting a clever twist on how the station was infiltrated, but nope, no explanation…

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