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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 29 Jan 2003

A gaudy, contrived bit of cinematic legerdemain thick with style and atmosphere but distinctly short on logic and sense…

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By Steven Snyder (233) for Zertinet Movies (219) on 29 Jan 2003

It is an extended two-hour head game, and it works so well because it keeps the audience in the same position as James Clayton (Colin Farrell),…

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By Sean Burns (1,156) for Philadelphia Weekly (778) on 28 Jan 2003

A de-fanged Xerox of Tony Scott's vastly underrated Spy Game, with shades of the lame Training Day tossed in for good measure…

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By Jeanne Aufmuth (581) for Palo Alto Weekly (965) on 28 Jan 2003

The grizzled veteran and gullible trainee routine has been done before, and done better…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 27 Jan 2003

This suspense-challenged spy opera nonetheless can serve today's CIA recruitment program with its look-see into the training program at 'The Farm…

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By Eric Monder (171) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 25 Jan 2003

With a tone and moral similar to last year's Spy Games, the film spends too much time rehashing very familiar material…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 21 Jan 2003

The top-billed Al Pacino and Colin Farrell bring plenty of emotional oomph to their shallow and routine characters, but audiences may find…

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