Doesn’t everyone love a good revenge flick? I know I do. I enjoy when their
fictional like Cape Fear or Kill Bill and when they’re based on historical
events, like oh let’s say Munich.
And because I did actually enjoy Munich (except for that last
super on-the-nose last scene) I thought I’d try out The Debt. I mean it’s The Mossad, hunting enemies
of Israel and it’s got Ciaran Hinds starring. What could possibly go wrong?
So in case you’ve not heard of The Debt, it’s actually two
stories; one set in the past and one set in the relative present. In the past Three Mossad operatives go
hunting down a Nazi doctor. They
catch him and get vengeance. And
in the present those same three Mossad operatives deal with the consequences of
their actions. I won’t give things
away, but there’s a twist.
The Debt isn’t quite the meditation on revenge that Munich
is; it’s much more of a straight up thriller. No, The Debt is more about honor and responsibility. It’s got an ending that I enjoyed and
found rather fitting. It was an
ending that justified everything else that lead up to it.
And what lead up to that ending was, at times, bumpy. There’s a love triangle that I waivered
between appreciation and finding it annoying. On one hand it does add something to the story, a nice
layer. On the other hand it did at
times feel forced. I firmly
believe that The Debt could have survived without the love triangle.
I enjoyed every performance in the film. Ciaran is in it for only a bit, but he
plays a big role. While it wasn’t
my favorite Jessica Chastain performance of the past few years, it was still a
good job. I’d never seen Sam
Worthington’s work before and he played tortured well. Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson are
always great in everything.
While I may not have been completely enamored with The
Debt, I didn’t regret watching it.
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