I don't go to see many new movies, but as a fan of the Spooks series I wanted to check out The Greater Good. It has many of the virtues of the series, the ruthlessness of spies against a backdrop of everyday life, credible modern Brit professionals, explosive action on city streets and desperate attempts to avert disaster. I can see why other reviewers are giving it great reviews.
But the movie has a low budget air, that extends unfortunately to the script-writing. The threat isn't that threatening, the betrayals fool no-one, the villain is neither mad or evil enough and apart from seconds each of Berlin and Moscow we get that many London panoramas it could almost be The Apprentice.
The ingredients were all there but the cake didn't rise. Perhaps next time?
But the movie has a low budget air, that extends unfortunately to the script-writing. The threat isn't that threatening, the betrayals fool no-one, the villain is neither mad or evil enough and apart from seconds each of Berlin and Moscow we get that many London panoramas it could almost be The Apprentice.
The ingredients were all there but the cake didn't rise. Perhaps next time?