Honestly, to even say that this film is based on the Robert Ludlam book is a vast stretch.
This could've been a very successful debut of a series of films but rather than take a plot from the book (being a thinly disguised dig at the american consumer/capital greed - more about that later) the director decides to bring current events into the mix effectively fanning the anti-semitic flames in today's media. but OK... here we go;
The film plot - A unique strain of ebola developed by far east fanatics winds up on US soil. USAmrid doctor John Smith races across continents to save the world. The book plot - A unique strain of ebola developed by greedy American pharmaceutical company's (who have already developed a cure) packages the virus into the most common analgesic medicine for maximum impact on consumer america hoping to hold the US government to ransom to supply the antidote.
The book has a far more menacing plot, which would've injected some much needed realism into the film industry than the current bland thrillers which Hollywood seems to be churning out recently.
I see this film as a failed opportunity. Covert One could've been the USA's equivalent of Britains James Bond using Ludlam's novels as a starting point to build characters and drive film narrative.
Come on Hollywood, sort it out.
This could've been a very successful debut of a series of films but rather than take a plot from the book (being a thinly disguised dig at the american consumer/capital greed - more about that later) the director decides to bring current events into the mix effectively fanning the anti-semitic flames in today's media. but OK... here we go;
The film plot - A unique strain of ebola developed by far east fanatics winds up on US soil. USAmrid doctor John Smith races across continents to save the world. The book plot - A unique strain of ebola developed by greedy American pharmaceutical company's (who have already developed a cure) packages the virus into the most common analgesic medicine for maximum impact on consumer america hoping to hold the US government to ransom to supply the antidote.
The book has a far more menacing plot, which would've injected some much needed realism into the film industry than the current bland thrillers which Hollywood seems to be churning out recently.
I see this film as a failed opportunity. Covert One could've been the USA's equivalent of Britains James Bond using Ludlam's novels as a starting point to build characters and drive film narrative.
Come on Hollywood, sort it out.