Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Page Eight (2011) (TV)

A member of British intelligence receives a document from his boss which reveals the existence of clandestine political prisons in several parts of the world. Concurrently, his neighbor, the daughter of an anti-Israel activist, starts flirting with him. Add to all that the internal power struggles within his department, and you have this drama in a nutshell.

It is reasonably well-written and well-directed, but its essence is of the silly kind, a childish liberal fantasy very much in accordance with the tide of the times. The peculiarly slow diction of the main actor may prove charming to some, but this viewer became weary of it in the long run.

Rating: 39

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