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The Debt

THE DEBT directed by John Madden, written by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan, from the screenplay of the 2007 Israeli film by Assaf Bernstein and Ido Rosenblum, with Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson and Jessica Chastain. 114 minutes. Some subtitles. An Alliance release. Now playing. For venues and times, see Movies. Rating: NNN


It has plot holes all over the place – no one notices spies smuggling a body into an apartment, for example – but The Debt is an effective nail-biter.

Three Israeli Mossad agents return home as heroes after they’ve tracked down and killed a Nazi war criminal. Or have they?

The Debt features a fascinating moral dilemma, but that doesn’t surface till way late, so the film isn’t nearly as weighty as it wants to be. It’s really just a thriller with superb performances, especially by Helen Mirren as the agent whose daughter has written a book about the case, and Tom Wilkinson as the spymaster who fears for his reputation.

Watch for the scene where one of the spies gets a gynecological exam. Totally terrifying.

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