Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Spy Game
2001
***
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Catherine McCormack, Stephen Dillane

A weathered CIA agent is on his last day when he is forced to help his former protégée escape from a Chinese prison, while the agency wants to sweep the whole incident under the rug. This entertaining spy thriller is told in flashbacks, all of which don't seem entirely relevant to the story. However, what keeps you hooked is the fact that the protagonist doesn't physically help his friend, but merely orchestrates everything from the other side of the planet.