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The Amateur
Release date: 09.04.2025
Genre: Thriller, Action
After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.
Rating: 6.902 (based on 523 reviews)
- r96sk'The Amateur' is not all that believable or unique, but it without question made for a satisfying time at the movies for
me. It feels like a long while since I've seen Rami Malek in anything; fwiw, 'Oppenheimer' over a year ago. This
makes for a strong return into my world. Malek is the beating heart of the movie, as you'd expect. I mentioned that it doesn't
come across as all that plausible, though that is only in regards to what the film ends up portraying; Malek is convincing as the
main dude. Elsewhere, Laurence Fishburne and Michael Stuhlbarg are good. I was fully invested from b... Show more> - Manuel São BentoFULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/the-amateur-movie-review-can-revenge-heal-grief/ "The
Amateur ends up being a mild disappointment, especially given the legitimate expectations raised by the talent involved, both in
front of and behind the camera. Despite a committed performance from Rami Malek, James Hawes' adaptation fails to escape a
formulaic, timid, and emotionally shallow narrative - its simplicity and lack of surprise stand as its most significant flaws. There
are occasional glimpses of emotional weight, but the script rarely ventures into more complex or thematic... Show more> - CinemaSerf“Heller” (Rami Malek) is the geeky “Jack Ryan” type, stuck in an office five floors below sunlight working on intelligence gathering
and decrypting for the CIA. Intrigued by his latest set of dossiers from a deep throat somewhere on the internet, he suspects he
has stumbled upon something nefarious. Before he has time to investigate, though, he hears that his wife has been the victim of
a terrorist attack in London and so now he’s seeing red. Using the information he has recently obtained as leverage, he gets
himself trained and equipped for an operational mission to get some revenge. Thing is, “Heller” isn’t a nat... Show more> - MovieGuysI wont mix my words the only way to describe "The Amateur", is painfully long winded and ultimately, boring as hell. There are a
lot of things that could have been done with what is, essentially, an action thriller. Regrettably, the overly long lead in, combined
with the unreasonably timid handling, leads to a anti climatic experience, where the pay off in terms of thrills and actual action,
never really arrives. Its by no means the casts fault. Lead actor, Rami Malek is as capable and convincing, as ever. The
problem, in this reviewers opinion, is yet another case of a weak script, that needed to be thoroughly re-... Show more>