Now in his fourth decade as a movie star it's amazing Richard Gere still hasn't retired or migrated, like many of his peers, to the now very respectable land of TV.
But make movies the man still does, the latest of which is the espionage thriller The Double. Gere stars as an FBI agent brought out of retirement to track down Cassius, a Russian spy and serial killer on US soil who was once thought long dead. He's teamed up with the Topher(Predators)Grace as a enthusiastic and naive young Agent and it's pretty early into their investigation that the first big twist is revealed. SPOILER ALERT. Gere IS Cassius.
From then on it's much like No Way Out with the main character trying to derail the investigation that will ultimately lead them to his front door. Of course, Grace, and bubbly wife Odette Yustman, are in ever increasing danger as Grace gets closer and closer to unraveling the truth. Unfortunately, it's so blandly written and directed by Michael Brandt (the writer of Wanted and 2 Fast 2 Furious) that much of the dramatic tension is squandered in a story that frequently feels TV movie-ish.
While it's great to see high stakes espionage movies being produced, especially while the likes of Bourne, Bond, Bauer and Jack Ryan take a breather, it's a shame this never really soars, even with a last minute twist.
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