Spy Game (Starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt) is my dad's new favourite movie. He's a big Jason Bourne fan and this film fits that sort of build. When former FBI operative Tom Bishop (Pitt) is caught trying to break someone out of a Chinese prison, he is convicted of being a spy and sentenced to be executed. His former boss Nathan Muir (Redford) is on his last day on the job and tries to figure out why he was in China and how to get him out while most of the rest of the FBI are deciding that letting him be executed would be better for damage control. Redford has to spy his way around the FBI offices to find the information he needs while having less and less access to areas because of his retirement. Bishop's back story is told in flash backs which involve a love interest which isn't super interesting but a key point for the plot. The weakest moments involve her. The best moments are when Redford makes his colleagues look stupid by dodging their questions, finding out information and working around any loopholes he can find.
A fun spy thriller, but nothing phenomenal.
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