Pierce Brosnan 's `` The November Man '' is an `` action thriller paycheck-coaster '' The movie reunites Brosnan with his `` Dante 's Peak '' director , Roger Donaldson . The actor plays a `` boozehound '' and ex-CIA agent who gets coaxed out of retirement . The movie , based on Bill Granger 's popular spy novel series , could easily have been made in Brosnan 's post-Remington Steele days , with its fondness for familiar '80s action tropes like smashed BMWs and heavy arterial spray . He teams up with the beautiful but deadly assassin played by Rene Russo to track down her boss ( played by Kevin Costner ) in order to stop him from blowing up New York City. "
Pierce Brosnan 's `` The November Man '' is an `` action thriller paycheck-coaster '' The movie reunites Brosnan with his `` Dante 's Peak '' director , Roger Donaldson . The actor plays a `` boozehound '' and ex-CIA agent who gets coaxed out of retirement . He teams up with the beautiful but deadly assassin played by Rene Russo to track down her boss ( played by Kevin Costner ) in order to stop him from blowing up New York City. "