The Debt
Directed By: John Madden
Written By: Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman, Peter Straughn
Produced By: Matthew Vaughn, Kris Thykier, Eduardo Rossoff
Cast: Sam Worthington, Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, Tom Wilkinson, Ciaran Hinds
Plot: Alternating between 1966, and 1997, the film follows three Mossad agents trying to kidnap a Nazi war criminal, and put him to trial.
The film is based on what might have happened if Mossad agents had looked for Joseph Mengele in the 1960's. The film is about getting justice for the millions of people who were put through hell, and the hatred that they felt for the men who committed these terrible acts of murder and torture. This hatred is clearly personified through Sam Worthington in what would be his most emotional performance to date. The way in which he acts towards "The Surgeon Of Birkenau", shows us the hatred, and animosity felt by the millions affected.
The main distraction throughout the whole film, is the differences between the two sets of actors in each time period. They simply do not correlate with each other. For example, Sma Worthington and Ciaran Hinds' character. Ciaran does not look like an older version of Worthington whatsoever.
Even though this is a small aspect of the film to criticise, it is very distracting when we are
trying to remember that this is still the same character just alot older.
With the recent wave of retro spy features hitting the cinemas lately, i have to say that The Debt
would probably be one of my favourites. It's pacey and suspenseful, but has a lot of heart in it too.
I'm not really a fan of romantic sub-plots within films, but i rather liked the 'love triangle' between
the three agents. It was almost a breath of fresh air from all the hatred to "The Surgeon",
and even though it ended sadly, it would've been quite nice to see them all have their happy
ending.
I won't reveal the main ending, but i feel that it was rounded off in the correct way. I feel that Sam
Worthington's character's morals have been fulfilled at the ending, and we see who can, and can't
deal with this. If a little slow to start with, this is worth a watch.
Written By Eammon Jacobs
The film is based on what might have happened if Mossad agents had looked for Joseph Mengele in the 1960's. The film is about getting justice for the millions of people who were put through hell, and the hatred that they felt for the men who committed these terrible acts of murder and torture. This hatred is clearly personified through Sam Worthington in what would be his most emotional performance to date. The way in which he acts towards "The Surgeon Of Birkenau", shows us the hatred, and animosity felt by the millions affected.
The main distraction throughout the whole film, is the differences between the two sets of actors in each time period. They simply do not correlate with each other. For example, Sma Worthington and Ciaran Hinds' character. Ciaran does not look like an older version of Worthington whatsoever.
Even though this is a small aspect of the film to criticise, it is very distracting when we are
trying to remember that this is still the same character just alot older.
With the recent wave of retro spy features hitting the cinemas lately, i have to say that The Debt
would probably be one of my favourites. It's pacey and suspenseful, but has a lot of heart in it too.
I'm not really a fan of romantic sub-plots within films, but i rather liked the 'love triangle' between
the three agents. It was almost a breath of fresh air from all the hatred to "The Surgeon",
and even though it ended sadly, it would've been quite nice to see them all have their happy
ending.
I won't reveal the main ending, but i feel that it was rounded off in the correct way. I feel that Sam
Worthington's character's morals have been fulfilled at the ending, and we see who can, and can't
deal with this. If a little slow to start with, this is worth a watch.
Written By Eammon Jacobs
