- Actors: Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Martin Sheen, Tamer Hassan, Stephen Moyer
- Directors: Michael Brandt
- Writers: Michael Brandt, Derek Haas
- Producers: Andrew Deane, Ashok Amritraj, Derek Haas, Ed Borgerding, Jules Kovisars
- Format: AC-3, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Image Entertainment
- DVD Release Date: 31 Jan 2012
- Run Time: 98 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B005NKIPUY
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 50,364 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Format:Blu-ray
The basic storyline for this film is that a US senator who may be dirty is murdered by an assassin and all the signs point to it being a Russian agent known by the code name 'Cassius'. Richard Gere as retired CIA agent Paul Shepherdson spent most of his career hunting down Cassius and his team and is convinced that he is dead but CIA Director Martin Sheen drags him out of retirement and pairs him up with a hotshot young FBI agent to track him down once and for all. I guessed who Cassius is very early on in the film (in fact when I watched a trailer) and the reveal is way too early for this sort of film but there are plenty more twists and some realistic action scenes. This film doesn't feature any big set piece special effects but the acting is solid and the story will keep you entertained to the end.
The transfer to blu ray is spot on and the soundtrack competent but it won't rock your system.
The transfer to blu ray is spot on and the soundtrack competent but it won't rock your system.
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69 of 73 people found the following review helpful
THEN THAT'S ALL YOU'LL EVER BE...
15 Jan 2012
Format:Blu-ray
Richard Gere, a retired CIA agent is called back from retirement to find a Soviet assassin believed to have been dead. A senator was murdered with the killer using the same MO as code name "Cassius" a former Russian agent assassin who was never caught. Gere is paired with Topher Grace, a young desk jockey from the FBI. Topher studied Cassius and wrote his thesis on him. He believes Cassius is alive and retired in the US and is the recent killer. Gere claims it is a copy cat killer and does not want to work with Topher.
There is an early plot twist, something we get enough hints to clue us in. Even though Topher lacks field experience he is fairly savvy. As they seek out Cassius, bodies start to accumulate. Martin Sheen plays the head of the CIA. While an early mystery is solved for us, there are others that exist. There are action scenes, killings, and drama. I felt the acting brought the film down. Gere was wrong for that role. I really would have liked a hipper Travolta. I did enjoy the soundtrack, which was a mild Russian pagan metal with a good drum beat. Makes for a decent spy drama rental. 3 1/2 stars. Gere fans can take it to 4 stars as he looks like he has stayed in pretty good shape for a man his age.
No f-bombs, sex, or nudity. Mild swearing.
There is an early plot twist, something we get enough hints to clue us in. Even though Topher lacks field experience he is fairly savvy. As they seek out Cassius, bodies start to accumulate. Martin Sheen plays the head of the CIA. While an early mystery is solved for us, there are others that exist. There are action scenes, killings, and drama. I felt the acting brought the film down. Gere was wrong for that role. I really would have liked a hipper Travolta. I did enjoy the soundtrack, which was a mild Russian pagan metal with a good drum beat. Makes for a decent spy drama rental. 3 1/2 stars. Gere fans can take it to 4 stars as he looks like he has stayed in pretty good shape for a man his age.
No f-bombs, sex, or nudity. Mild swearing.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Entertaining, But Far-Fetched
20 Jan 2012
Format:DVD
THE DOUBLE is an entertaining, at times far-fetched, espionage thriller in which retired CIA operative Richard Gere joins forces with rookie FBI agent Topher Grace to catch "Cassius," a Cold War-era Soviet assassin who has resurfaced and is now killing more people, including a U.S. Senator.
That's all I'm going to tell you about the plot of THE DOUBLE, because if I reveal more, I will be a Spoiler. There are a couple of surprising plot twists in this film, one of which even surprised me. That's not an easy thing to do.
On the other hand, that final twist is where the believability factor comes into play, but I won't say more.
The cast, which includes Stephen Moyer, and Martin Sheen, is very good and director Michael Brandt, who wrote the screenplay with Derek Haas, keeps the film, apparently shot in Washington, D.C., moving along at a nice pace.
Extras on the DVD from Image Entertainment include producer's interviews, plus audio commentary by Brandt and Haas.
© Michael B. Druxman
That's all I'm going to tell you about the plot of THE DOUBLE, because if I reveal more, I will be a Spoiler. There are a couple of surprising plot twists in this film, one of which even surprised me. That's not an easy thing to do.
On the other hand, that final twist is where the believability factor comes into play, but I won't say more.
The cast, which includes Stephen Moyer, and Martin Sheen, is very good and director Michael Brandt, who wrote the screenplay with Derek Haas, keeps the film, apparently shot in Washington, D.C., moving along at a nice pace.
Extras on the DVD from Image Entertainment include producer's interviews, plus audio commentary by Brandt and Haas.
© Michael B. Druxman
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
The Double
1 Feb 2012
Format:Blu-ray
[[VIDEOID:mo1LW6R6Y5DRZLL]]Richard Gere is certainly one of the good old time movie stars that we still have around. His career has had ups and downs, and I don't know how he will be judged in cinema's history. But he has a charisma that is difficult to ignore, and you wish he could reach greater heights. This is what I felt when I watched "The Double," an electrifying and intriguing film that will keep you glued to your seat until the very end.
The film opens with the assassination of US Senator Dennis Darden (Ed Kelly), who we briefly see earlier on TV arguing with another senator about Russia's resurgence. We then meet Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere), a retired CIA agent who is an expert on an extremely dangerous Russian spy by the codename of Cassius, who is suspected to be the senator's assassin. Shepherdson is informed by Tom Highland (Martin Sheen) that he will be partnered with Ben Geary (Topher Grace), who happens to be an FBI expert on Cassius, too. Shepherdson objects this decision, because Geary's experience on Cassius is only on paper, and he doesn't have the instinct to read or understand the soviet assassin. After a while, as you probably guessed, they get to work together. But that is when the story takes a quick turn, and we very early get to know who the real Cassius is, which entirely changes the dynamic of the film, making us guess until the film's final frame.
I have always enjoyed great, non-formulaic, intelligent spy movies, and "The Double" is one of them. It truly gives you food for thought in regards to the people around us. The DVD has an audio commentary by writer-director Michael Brandt and writer-producer Derek Haas, and more. (USA, 2011, color, 98 min plus additional material).
Reviewed on January 30, 2012 exclusively by Eric Gonzalez for Image Entertainment Blu-ray.
The film opens with the assassination of US Senator Dennis Darden (Ed Kelly), who we briefly see earlier on TV arguing with another senator about Russia's resurgence. We then meet Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere), a retired CIA agent who is an expert on an extremely dangerous Russian spy by the codename of Cassius, who is suspected to be the senator's assassin. Shepherdson is informed by Tom Highland (Martin Sheen) that he will be partnered with Ben Geary (Topher Grace), who happens to be an FBI expert on Cassius, too. Shepherdson objects this decision, because Geary's experience on Cassius is only on paper, and he doesn't have the instinct to read or understand the soviet assassin. After a while, as you probably guessed, they get to work together. But that is when the story takes a quick turn, and we very early get to know who the real Cassius is, which entirely changes the dynamic of the film, making us guess until the film's final frame.
I have always enjoyed great, non-formulaic, intelligent spy movies, and "The Double" is one of them. It truly gives you food for thought in regards to the people around us. The DVD has an audio commentary by writer-director Michael Brandt and writer-producer Derek Haas, and more. (USA, 2011, color, 98 min plus additional material).
Reviewed on January 30, 2012 exclusively by Eric Gonzalez for Image Entertainment Blu-ray.
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