Overview
Johnny is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss dies suddenly, leaving behind an inexplicable file which threatens the stability of the organisation.
This slow-burning dramatic “thriller” was enjoyable from beginning to end. I use the term loosely as the film really didn’t give you too much at the beginning and then slowly began to unfold the story. The story/drama almost felt secondary to the character study that the movie became. The movie may have lost a bit of steam once some of the mystery was resolved but I still enjoyed it. In a sense the pacing reminded me a bit little bit of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Bill Nighy is always amazing.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Page Eight
Movie title: Page Eight
Movie description: Johnny is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss dies suddenly, leaving behind an inexplicable file which threatens the stability of the organisation.
Date published: 2019-06-29
Director(s): David Hare
Actor(s): Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon, Felicity Jones, Tom Hughes, Judy Davis, Rakhee Thakrar, Saskia Reeves, Ewen Bremner, Marthe Keller, Richard Lintern, Holly Aird, Alice Krige, Kate Burdette, Aisling Loftus, Andrew Cleaver, Rory Morrison, Bruce Myers, Surendra Kochar, Charlotte Green, Bijan Daneshmand, Jay Benedict, James McArdle, Kriss Dosanjh, Hywel Morgan
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
My Review
This slow-burning dramatic “thriller” was enjoyable from beginning to end. I use the term loosely as the film really didn’t give you too much at the beginning and then slowly began to unfold the story. The story/drama almost felt secondary to the character study that the movie became. The movie may have lost a bit of steam once some of the mystery was resolved but I still enjoyed it. In a sense the pacing reminded me a bit little bit of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Bill Nighy is always amazing.
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My Review - 7.5/10
7.5/10