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Pasha
Michael
Christina Dupre
Nashim
Trevor
Rasnetsov
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Whatever potential was evident in Soussan's source material is wasted on empty clichs and spoiler-alert casting.
May 4, 2018 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review… -
Great title. Too bad what follows doesn't have the same insouciant charm.
May 3, 2018 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review… -
It involves so much internecine crime that it would be hard to understand under any circumstances, but this film is a drier head-scratcher than it needs to be.
April 30, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
It fails to make its subject matter interesting.
April 27, 2018 | Rating: C- | Full Review… -
Despite delivering few actual thrills, the fact-based "Backstabbing for Beginners" qualifies as an intelligent, well-crafted political thriller...
April 26, 2018 | Full Review… -
An inert would-be thriller.
April 26, 2018 | Full Review…
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Jul 24, 2019Based on a bestselling memoir, Backstabbing for Beginners reveals the remarkable story behind one of the biggest modern political scandals. The film follows a young idealistic UN diplomat who's assigned to assist in the Iraq Oil for Food program, but he soon discovers that there's wide scale corruption. Starring Theo James and Ben Kingsley, the film has a pretty good cast that delivers strong performances. James and Kingsley have especially good chemistry, particularly in their tête-à-têtes about the realities of politics and diplomacy, which also speaks to the strength of the script in how it discusses the types of corruption that were going on and the moral compromises that were being made for "the greater good." However, at times it is a little vague about the deals being struck and who's on which side. Yet despite some problems, Backstabbing for Beginners is a compelling true life story.Dann M Super Reviewer
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