Female Agents
2008, Mystery and thriller/Action, 2h
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Critic Reviews for Female Agents
All Critics (9) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (2)
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A war thriller in classic style, with superb central performances which help Female Agents rise above the awful title and keep you hooked from start to gripping finish.
September 22, 2009 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
At no point does Female Agents begin to approach the muddy, bloody complexities of war represented by Black Book or Lust, Caution, films genuinely fascinated by the plight of women behind enemy lines.
July 1, 2008 | Full Review… -
An unashamedly old-fashioned "bunch-of-guys-on-a-mission" war film; only this time the guys are girls.
November 13, 2020 | Full Review… -
An old-fashioned, anything-goes action movie, camouflaged by some plush European arthouse production values and some ladies who look good with weapons.
August 4, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review… -
Being based on facts, the story doesn't conform to a standard dramatic structure - making it even more of a nail biting experience.
July 26, 2008 | Full Review… -
Salome manages to give a sobering account of the resistance movement, as he clearly shows the cost that is paid. We warm to each of the characters as we follow the twists and turns of the complex plot that leads us through betrayals and triumphs
July 26, 2008 | Full Review…
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Apr 01, 2015Or, The Dowdy Half-Dozen? Female Agents shines some light on a rather unknown slice of World War Two history in which women were recruited and trained by the British government to act as spies in occupied France. Sophie Marceau's character was inspired by one such real life French agent named Lise de Baissac, one of only six women to be decorated with honors by the military during that war. While her backstory and future detailed in the epilogue are given a true account, what happens during the film is pure fiction! That's why her name was changed, since this mission never really occurred. Even so, the film capably presents a scenario that could have happened and thus offers an exciting couple hours of action and espionage as five women and their CO are dispatched to extract a disguised British geologist with knowledge of the imminent D-Day invasion from a German hospital. Torture scenes are wincing & convincing, as is Sophie with her stone-cold determination and ability to operate a sniper rifle. I also recommend you read the Telegraph's obituary on Lise de Baissac, who died in 2004 at age 98 and gave the director the idea for making this film. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1458206/Lise-Villameur.htmlDoctor S Super Reviewer
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Jul 26, 2009This war thriller is incrediblily and inspired by the multi-decorated wartime agent Lisa Villameur, director Jean-Paul Salome's beautifully nuanced film focused on the remarkable behaviour of women whose actions were often overlooked in favour of their male counterparts. The thrill is in the way Salome presents his story. This is no rose-tinted period reinvention, but an old-fashioned action film with a grim determination. These scenes are beautifully shot - watch out for the most iconic use of train steam this side of <i>The Railway Children</i>. From the claustrophobic nightmares of inquisition to an underground scene that's coordinated with ballet-like elegance, Salome's war is always graceful but never black-and-white.Dean M Super Reviewer
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May 04, 2009basically this film should've been called "how many times can some women botch an assassination?" but it was solid and evocativeSanity Assassin ! Super Reviewer
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Feb 21, 2009Watchably decent female spy movie. Great plot and all very nicely done but it did leave me wanting just a bit more...Marcus W Super Reviewer
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