This is by no means a bad film, but it should have been better considering the names involved.
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06/18/08
The Mackintosh Man (1973)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:5
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: A top-notch spy thriller in which British agent Joseph Reardon (Paul Newman) who is tasked by the mysterious espionage mastermind Mackintosh to impesonate an Austrailian agent and deliberately take... [More]
Starring: Paul Newman, James Mason, Dominique Sanda, Harry Andrews
Director: John Huston
Reviews for The Mackintosh Man
1 - 9 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
For the most part the film is standard fare, with plot discrepancies countered by the film's atmosphere and star appeal.
06/18/08
There's a whole lot of nothing going on here.
06/18/08
Top CriticActioner starring Paul Newman is worth seeing, but marginally.
02/21/08
Reasonably entertaining old-fashioned thriller.
06/24/06
No review available.
08/29/05
The screenplay by Walter Hill... has very little to do with character and motivation and everything to do with the incidents and the mechanics of the spy trade.
05/09/05
Top CriticThe movie is irritating in its refusal to make things clear; if spy movies are going to work like clockwork, they have to be put together with some care.
10/23/04
Top CriticThis film never risks being realistic or even comprehensible, but it will pass a Sunday afternoon quite pleasantly.
05/24/03
1 - 9 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
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