Monday, April 13, 2020

Topaz (1969)

Second viewing; previously viewed between 1983 and 1986.

Version watched: 126'.

A Soviet intelligence official defects to the West, and reveals that the Soviets are installing nuclear missiles in Cuba. A French agent working for the Americans is sent to Cuba to find out what is happening. After returning to the U.S., he goes to France to uncover a Soviet espionage ring.

Unexciting, though well-filmed, spy thriller. The plot is diffuse, traveling through various countries and situations without much of a climax or central point. The French wife's infidelity is a plot point which is only glossed over; it seems, furthermore, to be completely irrelevant and should probably not be in the movie at all.

Rating: 40 (up from 28)

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