The Catcher Was a Spy

IFC Films | Release Date: June 22, 2018

6.3	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Ratings

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tropicAcesJul 10, 2018

It’s like reading an interesting Wikipedia article. Occasional moments will grab your attention while others will have you wanting to do further research, but in between is a lot of slow filler.

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RalfbergsJul 17, 2018

In my opinion this movie was really boring for most of the time. Ok, it is based on true story and all that, but I think I will forget about such a movie in less than a month. It lacks something to be memorable and at some points it is justIn my opinion this movie was really boring for most of the time. Ok, it is based on true story and all that, but I think I will forget about such a movie in less than a month. It lacks something to be memorable and at some points it is just plain boring, even though the premise of the story seems interesting. Acting is good and I like that they spoke in Italian and German where necessary instead of using English and pretending there that it is the right language, but the screenplay - I think either the actual story wasn't as interesting to make a movie or they just made a bad screenplay of it.… Expand

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Mauro_LanariDec 16, 2020

(Mauro Lanari)
An unusual spy film, not inert but intimist and introspective, a slow burning that leaves its mark. The stellar cast adapts to the directorial code and those who expect something different will be disappointed.

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