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The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man (1973)

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John Huston directed this cold war spy thriller (from a script by Walter Hill) concerning a British agent trying infiltrate the organization of a nefarious communist spy. Paul Newman is Joseph Reardon, a British secret agent commissioned by Mackintosh (Harry Andrews) to impersonate a jewel thief. When the police are tipped off about his diamond robbery, Reardon is arrested and shipped off to a high-security prison. At the prison, he meets a convicted Russian spy and the two are involved in a

PG, 1 hr. 38 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure

Nov 14, 2006

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All Critics (9) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (4) | DVD (3)

There's a whole lot of nothing going on here.

June 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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The screenplay by Walter Hill... has very little to do with character and motivation and everything to do with the incidents and the mechanics of the spy trade.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
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The movie is irritating in its refusal to make things clear; if spy movies are going to work like clockwork, they have to be put together with some care.

October 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
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This is by no means a bad film, but it should have been better considering the names involved.

June 18, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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For the most part the film is standard fare, with plot discrepancies countered by the film's atmosphere and star appeal.

June 18, 2008 Comment

Actioner starring Paul Newman is worth seeing, but marginally.

February 21, 2008 Comment
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Reasonably entertaining old-fashioned thriller.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

This film never risks being realistic or even comprehensible, but it will pass a Sunday afternoon quite pleasantly.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment
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Audience Reviews for The MacKintosh Man

A "British" intelligence agent sniffs out corruption undercover.John Huston's thriller is slow moving and almost blithe in its action, acting, and direction. it is almost as though all involved - audience and filmmakers - know what is going to happen, so there is little commitment in the execution. What is more, Paul

May 6, 2011
hunterjt13
Jim Hunter

Super Reviewer

It's sort've odd to hear Paul Newman with an Australian accent and not his usual charismatic self, but this is still a very interesting career move for him and it just shows his wide range. I really like the prison/escape scenes and just the overall feel. Even though it doesn't become more than a semi-James Bond, it's

June 16, 2010
ythelastman89

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