The Double was released in theatres on October 28th, 2011. The movie is about a mysterious murder of the Senator. The main character Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere), a retired CIA agent, with the assistant of Ben Geary (Topher Grace), tries to decode the crime. Their goal is to track down a Soviet assassin who is suspected to be the murderer. Shepherdson, having spent his career chasing Cassius, is convinced his the suspect is dead, but is forced to take on the case anyway. After chasing and tracking this man for years, and now working through each and every crime, they discover that Cassius may not be the man he thought him to be. Years of analyzing this man made them believe they knew him farely well. Although their discovery made them start questioning all the people around them. Viewers seemed to have enjoyed the movie. Fifty percent of people that gave a review for the movie gave it a four out of five star rating. One user reported on rottentomatoes.com "A throwback genre flick, complete with a throwback lead, that gives away its double cross early yet maintains enough mystery to keep viewers moderately intrigued." There were many other viewers that felt the same way. They all seemed to enjoy the suspense and action within the movie. Although there was an abundance of viewers that felt as though the movie was a complete failer and stated things such as "Generic, formulaic fumble, misjudging its revelations and overestimating their impact," and "When the story starts to fall apart you're left wondering if the film was worth all the money and effort that went into making it." It seems as though this movie was produced to attract a particular audience and isn't one that all people will enjoy. Overall, the movie made $.1 million in box office, which seems like a pretty good amount of money for a movie that was only released in a few states across the U.S.
I think that this movie seems very intriguing but it is not necessarily my type of movie. I like that Jessie includes the success of the movies she blogs about through ratings and the movie's earnings. However, I think that a little more background information about the content of the movie would have been ideal.
The Double was released in theatres on October 28th, 2011. The movie is about a mysterious murder of the Senator. The main character Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere), a retired CIA agent, with the assistant of Ben Geary (Topher Grace), tries to decode the crime. Their goal is to track down a Soviet assassin who is suspected to be the murderer. Shepherdson, having spent his career chasing Cassius, is convinced his the suspect is dead, but is forced to take on the case anyway. After chasing and tracking this man for years, and now working through each and every crime, they discover that Cassius may not be the man he thought him to be. Years of analyzing this man made them believe they knew him farely well. Although their discovery made them start questioning all the people around them. Viewers seemed to have enjoyed the movie. Fifty percent of people that gave a review for the movie gave it a four out of five star rating. One user reported on rottentomatoes.com "A throwback genre flick, complete with a throwback lead, that gives away its double cross early yet maintains enough mystery to keep viewers moderately intrigued." There were many other viewers that felt the same way. They all seemed to enjoy the suspense and action within the movie. Although there was an abundance of viewers that felt as though the movie was a complete failer and stated things such as "Generic, formulaic fumble, misjudging its revelations and overestimating their impact," and "When the story starts to fall apart you're left wondering if the film was worth all the money and effort that went into making it." It seems as though this movie was produced to attract a particular audience and isn't one that all people will enjoy. Overall, the movie made $.1 million in box office, which seems like a pretty good amount of money for a movie that was only released in a few states across the U.S.
I think that this movie seems very intriguing but it is not necessarily my type of movie. I like that Jessie includes the success of the movies she blogs about through ratings and the movie's earnings. However, I think that a little more background information about the content of the movie would have been ideal.
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