The Fourth Protocol

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Charles L Yes Worth A Watch Caine and Bronson are good together Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/24/24 Full Review Shawndell J Excellent Cold War thriller. Very young Pierce Brosnan already positioning himself as a spy film prodigy to include being the 5th iteration of James Bond. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review Colin M Spy drama involving Britain and Russia. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/15/24 Full Review xx x Pretty good spy thriller. Better than some newer spy films- The Gray Man I am looking at you. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Stewart C I put The Fourth Protocol in the "good but with room for improvement" category of movies. Like most films derived from the works of Frederick Forsyth, it has a great plot that actually sounds plausible (no mean feat for a film based around nuclear weapons). Also, Pierce Brosnan is fantastic as KGB agent Valeri Petrofsky. However, The Fourth Protocol could have benefited from several improvements. The first is an increased budget and better production values. The film looks like a TV movie when it should have been a big-budget thriller. The second is a fresh screenplay. This film sullies its great plot through poor storytelling. The dialogue could have done with a polish, too. The third is a change of director. John Mackenzie's work on The Long Good Friday was, I think most people would agree, superb. However, I think he was out of his depth with The Fourth Protocol. A director like John McTiernan (the man responsible for Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October, among other things) would have been a better choice. The fourth is a major casting overhaul. Aside from Michael Caine (who is always good value), Pierce Brosnan, Julian Glover, and Ian Richardson, the cast is, well, forgettable. In a film like The Fourth Protocol, it is important that the audience can remember who a particular character is and what he or she has done. As such, it is vitally important to cast actors and actresses who make an impression. The Fourth Protocol fails to do this and suffers as a result. For me, the Fourth Protocol is one of the few films that could warrant a remake. Address some of the problems I mentioned above and re-work the story to fit into modern times (although let's face it, the Russian angle could still work in today's climate) and you'd have a pretty exciting film. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/19/22 Full Review paul d The Fourth Protocol is a very good spy thriller, with well-developed characters, an excellent, believable premise, and a good story. The film is entirely believable, with no superheroes, no James Bond, and no obvious special effects. Both Brosnan and Caine are excellent, and Joanna Cassidy has a small but crucial role as a mysterious and businesslike Russian scientist. The supporting cast of Russian and British are also convincing. The film proceeds at an excellent pace, with a score that highlights the suspense. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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