The Debt (2010)

*The Debt somehow escape me until i saw the DVD had been released! The Debt is a Post War thriller about three agents that went in search of a war criminal. The agents story wasn't quite as straight forward as originally expected!
*The film flashes back from the 1990's to the 1960's. heres a great deal of suspense, some action and a great story with some unexpected twist. Its a very good film that keeps on the edge of your seat. Worth 5 stars for the gripping story.

It's easy to compare this tale of MOSSAD agents with the classic Spielberg movie Munich, but the Debt is it's on movie. Don't think you'll get the same graphic assassinations and gun-play as with Spielberg's revenge fuelled thriller as the debt is a muti-generational story following a mission to capture "Surgion of Birkenau" ( the excellent Jesper Christensen,the creepiest on screen Nuremberg dodger since Olivier in Marathon Man). Cutting between a botched 1960's mission in East Berlin and the present where the survivors bear very heavy loads. The Dept makes much of it's young and older same role casting pairing a great turn from Jessica Chastain and Helen Mirren across the decades. Also credit to Sam Worthington for showing that he can stand his own with the acting heavy weights.
The Debt is one of the best movies of 2011 and seemed to go under the radar at the box-office, but it's quality that counts and this is one of the most gripping and impactful films of 2011 that should not be missed.
See if you like.....
Munich.
Marathon Man.
Boys From Brazil.