Set in 1989, just after the fall of the Berlin Wall, film puts a potentially intriguing scenario (based on the best-selling 1977 novel of the same name by Howard Kaplan) involving espionage in the Middle East, but in 2017/8 it feels like a film that's out of time and, also, it's a little confusing at times. Not even John Hurt's last screen appearance as the Mossad Director can bring this one in from the cold. Basically, film suffers from a complete lack of tension and it feels almost as low-key drama not action/spy movie. As an attempt it is an odd, under-powered film to pop-up in the age of 007 or Mission Impossible.5/10.

I really enjoyed this movie, it had all the elements of a great spy movie and strong performances by Hurt, Meyers and Thirlby. Definitely a winner!

Seeing 4.5 IMDB rating, I didn't have much hope for this movie when I sat down to watch it. But i should have known better than to trust IMDB ratings. That's not a knock on the website, but more on the crazy ratings some people give movies on here.This is a well-made, well-shot, well-acted movie. It isn;t the most original plot ever, but then that is true of most movies and doesn;t automatically make it bad. Indeed, the twist at the end was unexpected, and I'm usually pretty good at working such plot twists out.JRM does a good job in the lead role and the rest of the supporting cast are also very good. Any movie that features Igal Naor is a winner, too. He is such a good, engaging character actor and really should get more work in bigger movies.So, this is a well-made movie and we should all be supporting indie movie makers these days, with the big studios squashing the little guys. This movie is well worth watching.

I was able to watch it all the way through without regret, which is more than I can say for most movies these days. Nothing great, but not that bad either. I found the sound track kind of weird, the dialogue was so crisp and clear I almost thought it was looped, but I am not sure. It sounded like the mics were almost in the mouth of the characters as they spoke. Kind of off-putting.