This film, a spin off from the BBC series 'Spooks' opens with prisoner Adem Qasim being sprung from MI5 custody. This is a major embarrassment for the service as Qasim is a terrorist at the very top of the CIA's most wanted list and he was being transferred to them at the time. Somebody must take the blame and that somebody is director Harry Pierce. Now outside the service, Harry is convinced that somebody within MI5 helped Qasim escaped and is prepared to do whatever it takes to uncover the traitor. Meanwhile MI5 calls in former agent Will Holloway in order to find Harry and discover what he is up to. They meet and Will has to decide whether he trusts Harry or those who believe he could have gone rogue
a question he must continually ask himself until the inevitable final confrontation.
Often films that are based on TV series feel like an extended episode where the plot is stretched to fill the extra time and rely on the viewer being familiar with all of the characters thankfully this isn't the case here. It doesn't feel televisual and anybody should be able to figure out what everybody's role is without seeing any of the series that said I expect fans of the series will enjoy it a little more just because it gives them a chance to enter the world of 'Spooks' again. The plot is fun if more than a little unlikely. There is plenty of solid action and for much of the time it is hard to know who Harry and Will can trust. Peter Firth does a fine job as Harry and Kit Harington, best known as Jon Snow from 'Game of Thrones', makes a great addition to the cast as Will. As the story progresses the tension increases rapidly as Qasim stages one terrorist outrage before promising a much larger atrocity. Overall I found this to be a decent spy thriller; it isn't in the league of Bond or Mission Impossible but it is still worth watching if you are a fan of the genre.
Often films that are based on TV series feel like an extended episode where the plot is stretched to fill the extra time and rely on the viewer being familiar with all of the characters thankfully this isn't the case here. It doesn't feel televisual and anybody should be able to figure out what everybody's role is without seeing any of the series that said I expect fans of the series will enjoy it a little more just because it gives them a chance to enter the world of 'Spooks' again. The plot is fun if more than a little unlikely. There is plenty of solid action and for much of the time it is hard to know who Harry and Will can trust. Peter Firth does a fine job as Harry and Kit Harington, best known as Jon Snow from 'Game of Thrones', makes a great addition to the cast as Will. As the story progresses the tension increases rapidly as Qasim stages one terrorist outrage before promising a much larger atrocity. Overall I found this to be a decent spy thriller; it isn't in the league of Bond or Mission Impossible but it is still worth watching if you are a fan of the genre.