The Holcroft Covenant

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Nigel S The plot of the movie apparently is much less coherent than the book. It was slow and confusing notwithstanding a good cast. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/15/25 Full Review F R Cast did an excellent job. Loved the discussion of the "old days" by Mrs. Holcroft and Herr Ober! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review Paul L Enjoyed seeing an old Ludlum book come to life. Michael Cain was great. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/26/25 Full Review David W The elaborate story hangs together well in my opinion and makes for a gripping thriller despite the multitude of reviews stating to the contrary. There's a great eighties, largely synth base soundtrack which was sadly never released. The acting is very solid with Caine and the cast on uniformally excellent form. No idea why this is so poorly regarded both critically and on RT but my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you're in the mood for an eighties spy thriller then you could do a lot worse. Recommended. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/30/24 Full Review Audience Member Must be viewed today (2021) while being aware of the type of film genre this represented at the time (1985) based on this despite Caine taking on the role at short notice it's a great thriller! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review r 9 Decent premise, but it's just a bit of a slow watch for me. That's despite 'The Holcroft Covenant' having moments that either should be or are enjoyable, but in between lies iffy pacing and uninteresting characters. I also found the cinematography lacking, for instance they visit a fair few different countries and yet I never got a feeling for the film's world itself - just scene, cut, scene, cut etc. Michael Caine is entertaining though, as he always seems to be. I enjoyed his performance, some of his humour early on is good. As for those around Caine, I liked Victoria Tennant, Bernard Hepton and Michael Lonsdale. It is a fairly solid cast, to be honest. With that said, I finished watching and just felt like it was missing something. 2½*. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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