ActionDramaCrime

The Double

- Keep your enemies close

The mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherson to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary to solve the crime. Having spent his career chasing Cassius, Shepherdson is convinced his nemesis is long dead, but is pushed to take on the case by his former supervisor, Tom Highland. Geary, who wrote his Master's thesis on Shepherdson's pursuit of the Soviet killer, is certain that Cassius has resurfaced.

Release Date : 2011-10-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Industry EntertainmentImage Nation Abu DhabiAgent TwoBrandt/Haas ProductionsHyde Park Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Paul Shepherdson

Original Name : Richard Gere

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ben Geary

Original Name : Topher Grace

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom Highland

Original Name : Martin Sheen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bozlovski

Original Name : Tamer Hassan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brutus

Original Name : Stephen Moyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oliver

Original Name : Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Gender : Male

Character Name : Natalie Geary

Original Name : Odette Annable

Gender : Female

Character Name : Amber

Original Name : Stana Katic

Gender : Female

Character Name : Leo

Original Name : Yuriy Sardarov

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Weaver

Original Name : Jeffrey Pierce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Burton

Original Name : Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Employee

Original Name : Sonja Crosby

Gender : Female

Character Name : Senator Dennis Darden

Original Name : Ed Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Russian Military Officer

Original Name : Dan Lemieux

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Scrounger

Original Name : Ivan Fedorov

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Director Roger Bell

Original Name : Mike Kraft

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miller

Original Name : Randy Flagler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lucy

Original Name : Ella Maltby

Gender : Female

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Maxfield Lund

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coyote

Original Name : Jimmy Ortega

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vlad

Original Name : Darcy Leutzinger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senator Morris Friedman

Original Name : Hugh Maguire

Gender : Male

Character Name : Molly

Original Name : Nicole Forester

Gender : Female

Character Name : Agent M

Original Name : Danny Maze

Gender : Male

Character Name : EMT

Original Name : Andy Manning

Gender : Male

Character Name : American Man

Original Name : Ele Bardha

Gender : Male

Character Name : Russian Woman

Original Name : Nina Kircher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Newscaster

Original Name : Devin Scillian

Gender : Male

Character Name : CIA Officer

Original Name : Jimmy Rhoades

Gender : Male

Character Name : French Woman

Original Name : Jamie Ridge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : David Shackelford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard #2

Original Name : Matt McColm

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny Otto

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Spooks aren't supposed to be creatures of habit. A retired CIA operative is paired with a young FBI agent to hopefully solve the case of a serial killer whose style of killings point to a Soviet operative long thought dead. In amongst the plot holes and ridiculous resolutions there's a more than competent Cold War political murder mystery trying to get out. Unfortunately first time director and co-writer Michael Brandt thinks he's John le Carré and in his attempts to be clever and tricky for the final third of pic, he just comes off as an amateur who is insulting his audience. Initially the pic is on safe footings. Ok! so it's conventional in formula, but the intrigue is there, Richard Gere and Topher Grace in the lead roles have our attention, and a turn of events at the 30 minute mark has us firmly in the story's grip. Sadly it never materialises into the top line suspense thriller the makers clearly were aiming for. As the narrative spins into a muddled mess, Brandt is forced to rely on a couple of livewire sequences to save the day; cue interrogation machismo and some car crash chaseville, but it's never enough to save the day. More so when Martin Sheen wanders back into the fold, it is here when you realise you have forgotten he was in the pic anyway! That pretty much says it all. 4/10