The November Man

It all looks terribly old-fashioned and a little old-hat.

Spy v Sigh.

The spy who bored me.

It's a serviceable, pleasingly CGI-unenhanced run-and-gun flick I will find on Encore Action after midnight a year-and-a-half from now and watch for 17 minutes before remembering I've already seen it.

The November Man is one of those thrillers that grows progressively more incoherent, and it simply isn't fast enough to glide over its gaping narrative holes.

[An] engaging, fast-paced and ultimately ludicrous combo of espionage and mayhem ...

Somewhat generic thriller buoyed by Brosnan's badass Bondness.

Immediately establishes tenseness and awe, through hardy wisecracks, brief character development, and nerve-wracking action.

Though it starts off as a decently fun throwback to a kind of movie that doesn't get made much anymore, nostalgia only carries the film so far.

Director Roger Donaldson, reteaming with his 'Dante's Peak' star, [Pierce] Brosnan, excels at the interplay of espionage and red herrings, keeping us on our toes with plot points and twists and turns while dazzling with some well-timed action sequences.