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The November Man (2014)

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An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.

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Arkady Federov
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Natalia Ulanova
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Meyers
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Perry Weinstein (as William Patton)
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Edgar Simpson
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Denisov
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Agent Jones
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Storyline

Peter Devereaux is a former CIA agent who is asked by the man he worked for to extract a woman who is in Russia and is presently close to a man running for President, who is believed to have committed crimes during the Chechen war. She can give them the name of someone who can prove it. His friend says that she will only come to him. So he goes and she gets the info and tries to get out but the man finds out and tries to stop her. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com

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A spy is never out of the game.

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Action | Crime | Thriller

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Rated R for strong violence including a sexual assault, language, sexuality/nudity and brief drug use | See all certifications »

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27 August 2014 (USA)  »

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Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,105,877 (USA) (29 August 2014)

Gross:

$24,984,868 (USA) (17 October 2014)
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Trivia

In The November Man (2014), Pierce Brosnan protects a girl called Natalia Ulanova (Mediha Musliovic). In GoldenEye (1995), Pierce Brosnan as James Bond also protected a girl with a similarly spelled first name Natalya, played by Izabella Scorupco. See more »

Goofs

When Devereaux is in the cab, he dumps the SIM card to avoid CIA agents following him via the cell towers. He dumps the SD card of his Samsung, not the SIM. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Alice: [interrupting kiss] I'm going back to work.
Devereaux: [takes her place at the table]
Mason: Don't worry, I checked her out.
Devereaux: Scenario: Agent falls in love with girl. Agent runs an op. Girl gets kidnapped. The other guys want to know the agent's source. What does he do? What do they do to the girl, hmm?
Mason: Is there a point to this?
Devereaux: Yeah, over your right shoulder.
Mason: [seeing another agent] Us or them?
Devereaux: How the fuck should I know? Does it really matter? You feel the need for a relationship? Get a dog.
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Featured in The November Man: Brosnan Is Back! (2014) See more »

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Keep It Up
Written and Performed by Makao
Courtesy of Cutting Edge Music (Holdings) Limited
By arrangement with CEG RIghts B.V.
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A Spy is Never Out of The Game
19 September 2014 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

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When I first heard about the "November Man" I was exited to hear that Pierce Brosnan would be doing another spy/action film, since its been 12 years since his last Bond adventure. But after seeing the trailer and hearing some reviews I was afraid this would turn out to be like Stallone's "Bullet to the Head" and be a bit of a flop.

However, "The November Man" is not only a very exiting spy movie, but also is an entertaining action movie as well. It has a perfect blend of slow burn espionage and gritty fight sequences that earn the film its R rating. It's plot is based off of Bill Granger's "There Are No Spies" and for the most part flows steadily throughout the run-time. My only major gripe is that one or two scenes could have been cut out entirely and it would not have affected anything.

There are a decent amount of action sequences in "The November Man", mainly gunfights, fist-fights, and one or two car chases. Instead of having a few longer and more drawn out action scenes, the film has many short burst type scenes, no longer than 3 or 4 minutes. The camera work and cinematography is different, but steers clear of that frustrating shaky cam that is seen in so many modern action movies. My one and only problem with the action was the usage of CGI blood and flares, However, everything else is done for real, it was great to see a film that does not rely on computers and just does stuff practically.

I did not have any issues with the performances of the cast, Brosnan, Kurylenko, and Bracy were all believable in their parts but did not provide anything that blew me away.

So, "The November Man" is a good spy action/thriller movie, with a decent story packed with twists and turns, along with enticing characters, but what sold this movie for me was it's action sequences, that were done (for the most part) practically. I would recommend seeing it for anyone who was a fan of Brosnan's time as 007 or just enjoys action films.


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