This is by no means a bad film, but it should have been better considering the names involved.
The Mackintosh Man (1973)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:5
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: A top-notch spy thriller in which British agent Joseph Reardon (Paul Newman) who is tasked by the mysterious espionage mastermind Mackintosh to impesonate an Austrailian agent and deliberately take... A top-notch spy thriller in which British agent Joseph Reardon (Paul Newman) who is tasked by the mysterious espionage mastermind Mackintosh to impesonate an Austrailian agent and deliberately take the fall for a diamond robbery, landing him in prison so that he can form an alliance with a notorious criminal. Not all is as it seems, though, in this taught adaptation of Desmond Bagley's novel THE FREEDOM TRAP. [More]
Starring: Paul Newman, James Mason, Dominique Sanda, Harry Andrews
Starring: Paul Newman, James Mason, Dominique Sanda, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Michael Hordern, Nigel Patrick, Peter Vaughan, Roland Culver, Percy Herbert
Director: John Huston
Director: John Huston
Producer: John Foreman
Story: Desmond Bagley
Composer: Maurice Jarre
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Reviews for The Mackintosh Man
For the most part the film is standard fare, with plot discrepancies countered by the film's atmosphere and star appeal.
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.
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.
This film never risks being realistic or even comprehensible, but it will pass a Sunday afternoon quite pleasantly.
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