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The Operative

By Alex Saveliev | August 2, 2019

It’s unfortunate Adler can’t seem to tie it all up into a satisfying whole. His conscious decision to strip the “spy thriller” genre down to its basic elements produced a shadow of a narrative, a skeletal structure lacking flesh and substance. In direct opposition to explosive Hollywood spy thrillers, The Operative certainly operates on its own terms. I’m just not quite sure what they are.

The Operative (2019) Written and Directed by Yuval Adler. Starring Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman, Cas Anvar, Rotem Keinan, Kate Nichols, Yohanan Herson.

5 out of 10

The Operative (2019)

Directed and Written: Yuval Adler

Starring: Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman, Cas Anvar, Rotem Keinan, Kate Nichols, Yohanan Herson, etc.

Movie score: 5/10

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  1. Gg says:

    Frustrating. What a loss for the director and for who wrote the script.The film kept the viewers at the edge of their seats. Good story. But unsolved ending, not even an end that would leave to the viewers to come to a conclusion of their own. Disappointing and frustrating. I will never see anymore in the future a movie with this director and writer. Your loss.Am sorry for the great cast.

  2. Ric CHAVEZ says:

    Nice piece, action, suspense and acting. Don’t leave us hanging and have sequel.

  3. Lisa says:

    Fabulous movie, loved every minute, great actors…….surely there will be a sequel with an open ending like that!

  4. J.Howard says:

    Different point of view. A woman taking on a job, meant for a male. Knowing she will be treated differently, she goes with the flow, only to be turned on by her own operatives. More realistic, not a Ms James Bond.

  5. Millie says:

    Where part two

  6. Ana says:

    The film’s ending is so abrupt. The film ends in the middle of an action sequence, literally. With a lot of unresolved matters left to the imagination. The sad thing is that the movie has brilliant parts in it, and such great actors too. I don’t know anything about making movies of course, and I don’t consider myself an expert, but, a sad or an unjust or even a devastating ending is better than no ending at all.

  7. Yvonne Rosario says:

    Good movie but…Ugh hated the ending…

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