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Title: Much better than it has any right to be
Review: For all its posturing and its stops along the blots on America's post-war copybook, Spy Game's probably no more realistic than The Spy Who Loved Me, but it is considerably better than expected considering its pedigree. Despite a few moments where he got carried away with the stylistics (such as the unintentionally hysterically funny freeze frame captions repeating a deadline every time someone mentioned it to underline the drama) and a rather silly ending, the pros definitely outweighed the cons for once in Tony Scott's espionage saga. Harkening back to the cynicism of 70s conspiracy thrillers like Three Days of the Condor but ultimately lacking the guts to go all the way with its nihilism, it's a lot more engaging and entertaining than it has a right to be. But it is hard to believe that CIA execs would be so genuinely delighted at the prospect of their own agents being executed by foreign powers.
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