“The Amateur” is a competent if not groundbreaking revenge thriller – The Maine Campus

“The Amateur” is a competent if not groundbreaking revenge thriller – The Maine Campus

Those who are fans of “The Amateur,” a 1981 spy-thriller novel by author Robert Littell, will surely be thrilled to hear that an updated Hollywood film adaptation of the story is now screening in cinemas around the country.  The majority of our readers, however, have never heard of it. Those who Googled the novel are probably wondering why exactly this out-of-print- though not completely obscure- book was deemed worthy of being put to film a sec…

Malek, Fishburne bring professionalism to ‘The Amateur’

Based upon the book of the same name, “The Amateur” is the latest spy flick to hit theaters. Where the year’s other significant espionage release, “Black Bag,” is at times almost tongue in cheek, “The Amateur” is serious and deadly.…

It's hard to put a finger on Rami Malek's new film - It was packed with as much potential as it had, and it was packed with as many surprises.