MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Amateur' is a tense political thriller but could have been more

'The Amateur' fumbles a bit, still scores a few points - Eden Prairie Local News

Rami Malek in “The Amateur.” Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. “The Amateur” opens with Charles Heller (Rami Malek) laying out a tarp in his garage, littering it with what we would perceive as a box of scraps. But to him, these trinkets are all pieces to a puzzle, a broken plane just begging to be repaired. It was bought by his wife Sarah (Rachel Brosnahan) as a birthday present, the couple living in a cozy farmhouse just outside of Washin…

Hour of The Amateur

About half an hour into The Amateur, Charlie Heller (Rami Malek) is lurking inside a Parisian apartment building where a terrorist (Barbara Probst) lives. There is no doubt of her guilt, he has a gun pointed at her back, and she is completely oblivious to his presence in the dark hallway. Yet he freezes up, unable to pull the trigger, and she enters her apartment without incident. Already this is more interesting than most Hollywood action-thril…

MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Amateur' is a tense political thriller but could have been more

Rami Malek's political thriller, "The Amateur," may be a new film, but it ends up feeling old in some ways.

Movie review: 'The Amateur' looks the part but can't execute mission

Charlie (Rami Malek) doesn’t like to fly, and he doesn’t like to take risks. It’s something his wife, Sarah (Rachel Brosnahan) teases him about, so much so that she gifts him with an old Cessna plane, squirreled away in a barn on their rural Virginia property, to help him to conquer his fears.

Review: ‘The Amateur’ needs more expertise to pull off this mission

“The Amateur,” starring Rami Malek, starts off promising, but its lack of thrill, shock or surprise drags the entire movie down, writes our reviewer.

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