The Double

2011

The Double

Critics Consensus

Riddled with hollow characters and ludicrous plotting, The Double just isn't worth the trouble.

21%

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In The Double, the mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin "Cassius," forces Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere), a retired CIA operative, to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary (Topher Grace), to solve the crime. Having spent his career chasing Cassius, Shepherdson is convinced his nemesis is long dead, but is pushed to take on the case by his former supervisor, Tom Highland (Martin Sheen). Meanwhile, Agent Geary, who wrote his Master's thesis on Shepherdson's pursuit of the Soviet killer, is certain that Cassius has resurfaced. As Shepherdson and Geary work their way through crimes both past and present, they discover that Cassius may not be the person they always thought him to be, forcing both to re-examine everything and everyone around them. -- (C) Image
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (for intense sequences of action and violence, some disturbing images and language)
  • Genre:
    Drama, Mystery & Suspense
  • Directed By:
    Michael Brandt
  • Written By:
    Michael Brandt, Derek Haas
  • In Theaters:
     limited
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Box Office:
    $134,286
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Image Entertainment

Cast

Richard Gere
as Paul Shepherdson
Topher Grace
as Ben Geary
Martin Sheen
as Highland
Tamer Hassan
as Bozlovski
Stephen Moyer
as Brutus
Chris Marquette
as Oliver
Odette Annable
as Natalie
Stana Katic
as Amber
Jimmy Ortega
as Coyote
Jeffrey Pierce
as Agent Weaver
Isaac Ellis
as Guard #1
Matt McColm
as Guard #2
Sonja Crosby
as Employee
Andrew Manning
as EMT
David Shakelford
as Security Guard
Andrew "Sir" Manning
as EMT
Ele Bardha
as American Man
Jimmy Rhoades
as CIA Officer
Jamie Ridge
as French Woman
Devin Scillian
as Newscaster
Yuriy Sardarov
as Leo
Nicole Forester
as Molly
Frank Fileti
as Bumped Pedestrian
Ivan Fedorov
as The Scrounger
Ed Kelly
as Senator Darden
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
as Agent Barton
Randy Flagler
as Miller
Ellca McKeon Maltby
as Lucy
Maxfield Lund
as Doctor
Hugh Maguire
as Senator Friedman
Nina Kircher
as Russian Woman
Mike Kraft
as Bell
Darcy Leutzinger
as Vlad
Dan Lemieux
as Russian Military Officer
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Critic Reviews for The Double

All Critics (52) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (41)

  • Like a magician performing one too many tricks, "The Double" overplays its deception while spinning a mildly diverting yarn.

    Aug 3, 2016

    Robert Koehler

    Variety
    Top Critic

  • Questionable motives and unbelievable decisions are relatively small potatoes compared with the Sputnik-size plotholes.

    Nov 4, 2011 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

    Stephanie Merry

    Washington Post
    Top Critic

  • Like a stripper who gets naked too quickly, the lukewarm spy thriller "The Double" lays out its big plot twist early in the movie - and soon finds, shivering, that it has nowhere else to go.

    Nov 3, 2011 | Rating: 1.5/4

    Moira MacDonald

    Seattle Times
    Top Critic

  • When the story starts to fall apart you're left wondering if the film was worth all the money and effort that went into making it.

    Nov 3, 2011 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Connie Ogle

    Miami Herald
    Top Critic

  • It's simply not very good.

    Nov 3, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

    Randy Cordova

    Arizona Republic
    Top Critic

  • Ineptly realized in everything but its chase scenes (which are, I'll admit, pretty good).

    Nov 3, 2011 | Full Review…

    Ben Sachs

    Chicago Reader
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Audience Reviews for The Double

  • Oct 13, 2013
    Don't watch the trailer for this film, before watching the film itself. This is one of those rare cases, where the trailer spoils the movie, revealing major plot twists in it. The film reminded me of movies like Salt, No Way Out, Insomnia, and Jackal. Richard Gere was ok here. He reminded me a little bit of his character in The Jackal and a little bit of his character in Internal Affairs. Topher Grace was miscast here. He is not a good fit to match up with Gere. Tobey Maguire or Jesse Eisenberg would have been better in Grace's role. Stephen Moyer and Stana Katic are great in their supporting roles in the film.
    Sol C Super Reviewer
  • Nov 11, 2012
    Adequate nothing more.
    jay n Super Reviewer
  • Aug 05, 2012
    Even though the concept is interesting, the twist is great (if you didn't see the trailer) and Richard Gere and Topher Grace give exceptional performances, The Double's script isn't strong enough, the emotion never felt supremely real, and Gere and Grace lacked the secret-agent chemistry. But there isn't many thing to hate here, its well-acted, its interesting, it has a twist (don't see the trailer), so if your bored or feel like you want to watch a secret agent movie, you could check this out.
    Angel G Super Reviewer
  • Jul 03, 2012
    Martin Miller: This guy has used every kind of weapon you can think of. From an M-4 at 12 hundred meters, to a rusty nail.  "Keep Your Enemies Close" The Double is a film of good intentions, but in the end I was left wondering... Does writer/director Michael Brandt actually think this is smart or does he know how truly amateurish and by the numbers this whole film is? I'll admit that The Double is watchable. I had no problem sitting through the film, despite just how bad it is. It's got every standard scene and every standard plot device. It unfolds like a puzzle you've done a thousand times. You can piece it together with your eyes closed. When the twist comes at the end, it's just laughable. When a state senator is killed in the fashion of a famous Russian assassin who was thought to be dead; retired CIA agent Paul Shepherdson is brought in. He was on this assassins trail for years, but could never bring him in. Paul is adamant that the killing can't be Cassius because he believes Cassius to be dead. An up and coming, young FBI agent thinks differently. He wrote his thesis on Cassius and believes that this is his work. The two are teamed up to figure everything out.  There's not really too much to say about The Double. It's a movie that wants to appear like an original and well thought out thriller, but all it is is a rehash of other movies. There's little excitement to be had here because of the predictability and lack of real substance. There are a million plot holes, loose ends aren't tied up, and the whole affair seems kind of lazy. The nicest thing I can say about it, is that it was watchable. But even garbage can sometimes be watchable.
    Melvin W Super Reviewer
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