Spider in the Web

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Spider in the Web

Released Aug 30, 2019

1h 54m

Mystery & Thriller

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Adereth is an aging spy who's on one last mission to redeem his life and career before the clock runs out. But when the lines of trust begin to blur, he soon realizes that the hunter may become the hunted in a world of mirrors and deceit.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Tinker tailor soldier snooze.

Aug 29, 2019

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Mostly, the movie's a magnificent showcase for Kingsley, who's always at his best when his characters look like they know something we don't.

Aug 29, 2019

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James Marsh

South China Morning Post

While Kingsley's character Avram Adareth's musings on a life spent dishing out violence on behalf of a seemingly ungrateful government are quietly compelling, the film offers precious little to get excited about.

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 4, 2022

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Sr. Rose Pacatte

St. Anthony Messenger

[Spider in the Web] is not altogether satisfying as a story, but it works well enough as a smoke-and-mirrors spy caper. It shows that the world is a dangerous place with countries acting in their own self-interest.

Sep 11, 2019

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

While there are some strong scenes in the final act, the emotional kick simply isn't there.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 3, 2019

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

The narrative momentum too often stalls, which prevents the film from maintaining consistent tension. That's a problem even Kingsley can't solve.

Aug 31, 2019

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A Belgian tourism film that flickers into life at times but mostly it's just trying to be clever while it's weird.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Too much talking & drama, too little real corp. espionage thrill. If you come for the actions, you will be disappointed; not even Ben's charms can save it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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super mega booooring

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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The plot is a chaotic mess and the entire movie is barely held together by the amazing Ben Kingsley. Just because the story is based on true events does not mean the story has any coherence. This jumbled narrative has Kingsley running around Europe trying to placate Mossad, I think.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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An aging spy goes on one last mission of redemption. His mission: Make a horrible movie that you watch once and once only. Acting: 10 Beginning: 1 Characters: 0 Cinematography/Visuals: 8 Conflict: 3 Entertainment Value: 4 Memorability: 1 Pace: 4 Plot: 6 The story is one of the best things about Spider in the Web. However, that's not saying much. At its base, it still manages to get bogged down with confusion, not just with story but with character motivation as well. I spent just as much time successfully following along as I did scratching my head at some of its more confusing moments. Resolution: 3 I think a huge part of why I hated the ending was because I was still lost by the time I got to it. What are the stakes? Why should I care? These are two simple questions that can make or break a movie if not answered correctly. Overall: 40 Don't let that 75% Rotten Tomatoes score fool you. In fact, you would be better served looking at the audience score. Spider In the Web is bad. Real bad. Not All About Steve bad, but enough for me to say it's a total waste of almost two hours to sit through it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Another nice Movie of Monica Bellucci...She has still her classical italian beauty...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Adereth is an aging spy who's on one last mission to redeem his life and career before the clock runs out. But when the lines of trust begin to blur, he soon realizes that the hunter may become the hunted in a world of mirrors and deceit.

Director: Eran Riklis
Producer: Michael Sharfshtein, Eran Riklis, Moshe Edery
Screenwriter: Gidon Maron, Emmanuel Naccache
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: United King Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 30, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 30, 2019
Runtime: 1h 54m

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