The International

No complaints at all about this gripping movie. The plot is original compared to the usual cops versus bad guys trash that often gets pumped out. The story centers around an international bank that makes its profits by supplying weapons to... Full review

Clive Owen, who appears to be on a crusade to beef up his action credentials ever since taking the lead role in 2007s ludicrously violent Shoot 'em up, adds espionage skills to his leading-man repertoire in Tom Tykwer's globe-trotting thriller The... Full review

The International provides a breath of fresh air to fans of thrillers. It is a thriller film that rarely comes out of a big studio these days. It is a film more in style of Hitchcock with the mystery being the... Full review

Wasn't sure what really to expect. for those who didn't like it, Im sure where just looking for something to complain about as it was really well done. there where plenty of really intense moments and more importantly the characters had... Full review

Where American Banks learned to do business, is just as appropriate for the title. This flick pictures ALL banks as "offshore" banks and gives us the message to trust no one in the corporate world, especially bankers. Clive Owen plays an... Full review

If you are able to watch a film for the action and completely ignore the dialogue and action, this is the film for you. I wanted my money back after watching this film because I could not believe any of the... Full review

Wow, another corporate conspiracy movie that puts you to sleep. It's a boring subject matter, with boring actors and only 1 true action sequence. I have no idea what purpose Naomi Watts served here. There is about as much chemistry between... Full review

You will like this movie. The first thing I thought was this is a long "Law and Order" episode that develops slowly with international flair. Not a lot of action, but enough to wake you up if necessary. Clive Owen's role... Full review

There's nothing really wrong in this film, but you've seen it all before. A male and female star are paired in a mystery thriller that takes them around the world to save humanity from a bomb, media takeover, diamond embargo, crooked... Full review

I just love movies about secret agents uncovering scams or conspiracies. This was a good one. Not a boring moment. Clive Owen is great in this movie.... Full review

it's an intelligent thriller in fantastic locations mixed with a decent cast..... ... Full Review

Features on this DVD were equally aggravating to the film....On the flip-side to this the action scenes are completely overdone..... ... Full Review

Just a few weeks later, star Clive Owen returned in a much more humorous and playful crime thriller, Duplicity .....The International is a paranoid conspiracy thriller in the tradition of Fritz Lang ( The Big Heat ) and John Frankenheimer ( The Manchurian Candidate ).....Spy and crime thriller fans will find something different in the intense, intelligent The International .....The International is the brainchild of the interesting German director Tom Tykwer....it's easy to appreciate Frank Griebe's stylish ... Full Review

the film was all that bad even....I mistook a thriller for a documentary on a socialist chant was just too amusing....It is not going to amaze you with verisimilitude;....In the moment of viewing, all improbabilities of plot are forgiven just so long as the bullet ballet continues..... ... Full Review

Low-end response seemed tight and warm throughout the film.....The film plodded through its excessively dense story and failed to take flight.....To fit the hard-edged thriller atmosphere, The International went with a chilly palette.....the film would work better....I like Owen as an actor.... ... Full Review

LOS ANGELES -- In the old Hollywood, it was all about the quote: what an actress could demand as an upfront paycheck. Nowadays, strapped studios are just as interested in what kind of return on investment they can get for... ... Full Article

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The producers behind " Get Smart " and "The International" have acquired the rights to make a live-action feature based on the Japanese robot-lion property "Voltron." ... Full Article

The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards , which took place recently in Macau, demonstrate perfectly why the US studios have been retooling their strategy in India. ... Full Article

CHICAGO - The cover for the Blu-Ray release of Tom Tykwer's "The International," starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts, sells the film as an action-packed thriller for a new era. ... Full Article

A standard thriller centered on an international bank's malfeasance, "The International" fails to resonate even on a bank-hating level. The bank in question is buying and selling weapons, not faulty loans. ... Full Article

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