The Company (2007)

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Directed by Mikael Salomon.

Starring Rory Cochrane, Michael Keaton, Alfred Molina, Chris O'Donnell, Natascha McElhone, Alessandro Nivola, Misel Maticevic.

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Chris O'Donnell, Michael Keaton, and Alfred Molina star in this television mini-series event adapted from the book by Robert Littell and brought to the screen by cinematographer-turned-director Mikael Salomon (Salem's Lot and Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor). An epic thriller that traces the timeline of the CIA from the Berlin Base of the 1950s through to the Gorbachev putsch, The Company details the struggles of agents caught between double lives, that war waged against an enemy as immoral as it is elusive, and the internal battles that threatened to destroy "The Company" from the inside out. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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THE COMPANY (part 3)
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"Part 3, the "how the hell can they wrap this up in 90 minutes" act of The Company. Let me say, as far as TV movies and minis go, this may be the best I've ever seen. My only complaint is that in order to wrap up the story with the fall of the Soviet Union, some big leaps in time were required. Now, given the theme of the entire mini -- battle of good vs. evil, freedom vs. communism -- the fall of the USSR was fitting. But a filmmaker is out of his mind to think that you can wrap up without so much as a MENTION of Ronald Reagan. Who? Oh, I don't know, maybe the guy who won the freakin Cold War??!!! Unacceptable oversight. The cynic in me says it wasn't an oversight at all, that the storywriter (book or screenplay) thought the most important man of the 20th century was too offensive or polarizing. Or maybe the director new that Ted Turner wouldn't fund anything portraying Reagan in a positive light. I hope the writer just isn't old enough to re ... " [More]

THE COMPANY (part 2)
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"Part 2, the full-on action act of The Company. The primary plot-thread is the Hungarian revolution with all sorts of crazy war-time filming that is usually reserved for the big screen. Also, we get some torture sequences by some folks who aren't as skilled with their craft as Jack Bauer. Back at the offices, Michael Keaton's James Angleton is thoroughly explored. Chris O'Donnell may have the series' lead character, but Angleton is by far the most compelling. A master spy experienced with intelligence agencies across the world, he heads up the counter-intel group and tirelessly pursues a mole within the CIA's upper ranks. He's an isolated, quirky, self-righteous guy, and yet you want him to succeed. Keaton steals all the scenes he's in. " [More]

THE COMPANY (part 1)
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"After seeing a preview of The Company on another DVD, I wondered how it so completely flew under the radar. Looked like a really decent spy flick, even if someone mistakenly cast Chris O'Donnell. Then I discovered it was made-for-almost-TV, TNT. Still, not to second guess my own tremendous judgement, I rented it anyway and got through Part 1 last night.So far, I'm very pleasantly surprised. It's actually almost as good as the preview suggested! Clearly well funded, the sets are convincing and the cast is generally very good. I'm not at all an O'Donnell fan, but Alfred Molina makes me believe the characters are real. My only complaint was probably an editing mistake where O'Donnell twice utters a forced line: we're in a war, even if it is a cold one. If you want to define the Cold War for those who don't know their history, fine, but cutesy lines like that make it feel like a made-for-TV movie.Because of the epic scale established in Part 1, I ... " [More]

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