Spooks: The Greater Good
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Summary: When charismatic terrorist Qasim escapes from MI5 custody during a routine handover, the legendary Harry Pearce, Head of Counter-terrorism, is blamed. Disgraced and forced to resign, no-one is surprised when Harry disappears one night off a bridge into the Thames…With MI5 on its knees in the wake of the Qasim debacle and facing controversial reform, former agent Will Holloway is brought back to uncover the truth they feared – Harry’s still alive. He’s gone rogue, and needs Will’s help. As Qasim prepares his devastating attack on the heart of MI5 in London, Will must decide whether to turn Harry in – or risk everything by trusting the damaged, dangerous master spy who has already betrayed him once before…
Certificate: 15
As I haven’t watched the TV series I’m rating this movie as a standalone. Spooks TGG was generally entertaining, it might not be this year’s top movie but it was definitely worth watching
Harrington was the main attraction for me, he didn’t quite shake his Jon Snow persona but his actions scenes are impressive and he delivered the classic agent angst you’d expect in this genre.
There is plenty of nonsense to be had and I lost count of the number of times the characters double crossed each other. It wasn’t all heavy action and chases, the moral dilemmas raised were unusual for a spy movie and provided a fair bit of post movie conversation. As one of the characters says
“You can do good or do well,” he says. “Sooner or later they make you choose.”
There’s no denying that spooks questions the sacrifices made in the protection of our country and in turn the consequences of those sacrifices. The ending was done particularly well and rounded things off nicely with a small twist.
Overall worth a watch, plenty of action and mystery helped along by a well-cast team.
You can view the trailer here
NoisyGeek Rating: 4 out of 5
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