The Double (2011)

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

As many others have stated, the writing here is abysmal. The single reason this movie gets a "3" instead of a "1" is this tiny plot point: The Republican Senator who is on the take from the Russians, is murdered in the first five minutes. This foreign graft is prescient of the state of the current Congress so embroiled with Russian intrigue. Hopefully, this will remind American voters that the foxes aren't guarding the henhouse-they're in it.

Well, it was just about good enough to watch until the end, but only just; however the Summary title says it all: I had forgotten that I had seen the end until I read through the synopsis on Wikipedia! I really like Richard Gere, Topher and obviously Martin Sheen, but as other reviewers have said, the plot is full of holes and it is ultimately unsatisfying candy floss - but if that's how you approach it then it passes the time if you can't find anything better to watch! Also as other reviewers have said, it is surprising that such big names opted for this film. Perhaps the script was rewritten during the filming - a writer / director film, after all.

Most viewers will probably get the feeling that they know "The Double"'s Big Secret before they even see the movie. I mean, isn't it obvious? Yes, it is. That's why the movie itself reveals it about 30 minutes in, thus getting the viewer to wonder: "Is that it?". Fortunately, it is not; there is a second Big Secret that is harder to foresee. The other main asset of "The Double" is Richard Gere, who still has star power, and is terrific in a relatively rare villainous role (see also "Internal Affairs"). On the whole, "The Double", much like its infamous Russian assassin Cassius, is an efficient machine that does its job with minimal fuss and doesn't worry much about deeper things. **1/2 out of 4.

one illogical twist after another. especially the end : Ben Geary (Topher Grace) has been waiting for 10 years to kill Cassius, so why doesn't he kill him when he's right in front of him and has a gun in his hand to do it? And does he think the Russians will allow him (sleeper / Russian agent) to remain with his American family? no way! And why doesn't he tell Tom Highland (Martin Sheen) the truth? That Gere = Cassius and Bozlovski = also an assassin, just a different one. And that Bozlovski (Tamer Hassan) killed Gere's wife and son in 1988. Apparently, it is easy to lie to the head of CIA as well as FBI. You even get a job proposal! By the way, why would a CIA agent have more field-work than an FBI agent? Usually, it is the other way around. Another illogicality. And another thing : why would an assassin (Richard Gere) live out the rest of his life in the same town/vicinity, where the most CIA and FBI agents are around (headquarters)? Maybe I see more crazy issues than there are, blurred by seeing so many crazy issues.