Beirut (2018)

[baumer]

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[That One Girl]

There appears to be no A option there.  Although I don't think it matters since no one is likely to give this an A anyway

 

Anyway, this was painfully average.  Rosamund Pike deserves a better manager.

[dxmatrixdt]

Beirut, Lebanon, 1982.  This was a very slow moving movie.  Most of the plot happens in Lebanon.  Syria is scratching them from the East, Israel is pushing from the South.  Lebanon is divided between the Christians and Muslims with civil unrest and terrorist attacks.  The looming presence of Israel’s invasion made hostages out of some of the anxious Lebanese hiding from termination, and which provokes missionaries from around the world.  America responds, and Lebanon becomes part of the American  agency as an existential threat, which requires America to provide constant resources for their cause and employment to Americans to spy and assist with decades of Lebanese migration.

 

I'm awarding this movie a C+ because it is supposed to take place in the Middle East which made it fun.  The 80s tech retelling on a low budget is sometimes hard to connect with when you watch sweating actors re-imagine these revolutionary events of neighboring countries hostages.  Historical movies show the outcome, there are connectivity issues.

 

C+ 79/100 

Edited May 24, 2019 by Clubs Are Trash