John Madden directs Colin Firth, Kelly McDonanld and Matthew Macfadyen in this WWII espionage thriller where MI5 try to float misleading documents to the Nazis using the corpse of a homeless man.

A drab, unfocussed little movie. Muddles through a staid romantic triangle that goes nowhere when what you really want is more old school spy craft. An inherent problem in turning this cute little wartime footnote into a two hour narrative is once the body is in motion there’s absolutely nothing for the ensemble we’ve invested in to do but wait by the telegram machine. Snore.

3

Perfect Double Bill: Carve Her Name With Pride (1958)

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