It’s not groundbreaking, but it’s a good film if you’re looking for a bit of escapism. As I said before after watching the trailer, it’s the “comedic version of Michael Clayton” and I going to stick with that, but then add in a touch of the slick styling of the Ocean‘s series and a more heady version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, into the description. Overall, the film has everything you need, it is fun to watch, and yet it won’t leave you completely void of thought.

The films is about a pair of corporate spies who have one passionate night together (possibly due to chemistry or possibly due to a job) and later reunite to pull off the ultimate con job on their respective bosses. The question is, does anyone ever really know what the other person is up to? Ray Koval (Clive Owen) and Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) spend the entire film trying to steal from their bosses, while making sure that the other person is not trying to steal from them. It makes for a very tricky plot-line in which, no one really understands until the credits role.

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The International is a political thriller that focuses on the corrupted state of one of the oldest institutions in the world. I’m not referring to the presidency or the military, I’m talking about the bank. Yes, the bank. Money makes the world go round, and according to this film it’s been the main culprit behind every major conflict in history. Inspired by actual events, the film follows an Interpol agent and a New York Assistant D.A. as they try to bring down a bank called the IBBC. The IBBC  is an international trust that happens to be involved with everything from money laundering and illegal weapons supply to murder.

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