The Operative
Le Pacte | Release Date: August 2, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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1
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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63
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 29, 2019
For a genre picture, this one is better than average, letting us see what two fine actors saw in the script and not leaving them or us disappointed in the result. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergAug 1, 2019
The Operative, directed by Yuval Adler, doesn’t offer much distinctive, but it does deliver a few suspenseful sequences, some interesting nuts-and-bolts details of espionage work and a good lead performance en route to an unsatisfying ending. Read full review
60
Screen DailyWendy IdeFeb 15, 2019
Diane Kruger is compelling in the central role in this pacy procedural thriller which is persuasive in its depiction of contemporary spycraft but less convincing in mounting a case for why she would work for Mossad in the first place. Read full review
60
VarietyGuy LodgeFeb 15, 2019
A proficient but unsurprising espionage thriller from Israeli writer-director Yuval Adler that offers another well-fitted showcase for Diane Kruger’s stern resolve as a performer. Read full review
58
The Film StageEd FranklFeb 15, 2019
Director Adler has made a very talky film, full of interior scenes and far flung from the hard-edged spy thrillers of Bond or Bourne. Read full review
50
Film ThreatAlex SavelievAug 2, 2019
Its dismal grey/brown color palette doesn’t help the film’s sluggish pacing, making The Operative one of the most head-scratching, aggravating experiences of the year so far. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireAug 2, 2019
Diane Kruger is as inscrutable to us as she is to her fellow Mossad agents and the asset she seduces in The Operative, a solidly crafted if forgettable espionage thriller. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayAug 1, 2019
The movie hits all the right plot points but never connects them to a story with any kind of momentum or tension. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyFeb 15, 2019
Writer-director Yuval Adler connects the dots of the convoluted plot with reasonable clarity, but The Operative only intermittently builds suspense. Read full review
20
The GuardianPeter BradshawFeb 15, 2019
Audiences may come to this film expecting the conventional pleasures of a spy thriller – excitement, tension, suspense – along with the additional values associated with the very best of the genre: character nuance, emotional complexity, plausible human dilemma. The Operative utterly defeats all of these hopes, chiefly in being at all times extremely boring. Read full review
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