Entries by JMancuso

The Seattle Times Review by Moira Macdonald August 8 2010

http://seattletimes.com/html/movies/2011558561_mr09greatest.html “What makes “The Greatest” work so well is that Feste clearly remembers what it’s like to be 18 and to believe your one chance at joy has passed you by. And British actress Mulligan, who’s already shown in “An Education” that she can break our hearts with a sad-eyed glance, here does it with […]

Chicago Reader by J.R. Jones 2010

http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-greatest/Film?oid=1532133 “Sarandon knocks her scenes out of the park as usual, but the real surprise is Brosnan’s silent, agonized performance; his post-007 career has been one long campaign to prove he’s got the goods, and the extended, wordless scene in which the father rides home from the funeral, flanked by his wife and surviving son […]

Viewer Review: Tabuno

Bringing back the retro classic spy thriller, this taut, well-executed espionage movie retains the high razor-edged emotive tension of The Spy Who Came In From the Cold (1965), The Three Days of Condor (1975) or the more contemporary Page Eight (2011) or The Good Shepard (2006)…

Viewer Review: chukkabutty

It was as gritty a performance as I have ever seen from Brosnan and ranks alongside the current Bond and Bourne for tension and is not far behind for action.

Viewer Review: azbluestein

This is an action movie with good sub plots, always progressing with interesting results. Pierce Brosnan is excellent in his role, and the movie revolves around his dynamic performance with good, believable support from Luke Bracey.

The Fresno Bee Review by Rick Bently Aug 25th 2014

http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/08/25/4087655_brosnan-returns-to-spy-formin.html?sp=/99/1355/209/229/1182/&rh=1 “In “The November Man,” [Brosnan] comfortably slips back into the world of international intrigue, killer spies and beautiful women — like he put on a favorite suit that just happens to be filled with weapons. “The November Man” is a tasty thriller with enough twists to keep you guessing until the end. Roger Donaldson […]