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The Last Enemy

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20082008
  • 1h
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7.0/10
2.5K
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The Last Enemy (2008)
AdventureDramaMystery
Britain has been transformed into a security state. A mathematical genius's search for the truth about his brother's death catapults him into a conspiracy and a love affair.Britain has been transformed into a security state. A mathematical genius's search for the truth about his brother's death catapults him into a conspiracy and a love affair.Britain has been transformed into a security state. A mathematical genius's search for the truth about his brother's death catapults him into a conspiracy and a love affair.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2.5K
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  • Stars
    • Benedict Cumberbatch
    • Anamaria Marinca
    • Max Beesley
  • Stars
    • Benedict Cumberbatch
    • Anamaria Marinca
    • Max Beesley
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    • 4Critic reviews
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    Benedict Cumberbatch
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    • Stephen Ezard
    Anamaria Marinca
    Anamaria Marinca
    • Yasim Anwar
    Max Beesley
    Max Beesley
    • Michael Ezard
    Robert Carlyle
    Robert Carlyle
    • David Russell
    Eva Birthistle
    Eva Birthistle
    • Eleanor Brooke
    Geraldine James
    Geraldine James
    • Barbara Turney
    David Harewood
    David Harewood
    • Patrick Nye
    Alex Caan
    • Haman
    Christopher Fulford
    Christopher Fulford
    • George Gibbon
    Alina Serban
    Alina Serban
    • Nadir
    Rupert Procter
    • Lane
    Ovidiu Niculescu
    Ovidiu Niculescu
    • Bepa
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    • Andrew Wilcox
    Emil Hostina
    Emil Hostina
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    Paul Higgins
    Paul Higgins
    • Professor Lawrence Cooper
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      The scene in "The Last Enemy" with the inline skates in, was shot next to Battersea Power Station on the 24th of February 2007. Most of the skates taking part were from the London Friday Night Skate.

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    6/10
    Downhill all the way
    This five-part mini-series started superbly. A dramatic first episode, full of incident, laid out the main themes and built up the tension. The next two episodes maintained the tension, developing the near-future main storyline about a surveillance society and its impact on citizens. Robert Carlyle appeared (and disappeared), as threatening as only he can be and kept the excitement level high.

    But then it faded away. The plots became too convoluted, with too many themes and unresolved or unnecessary twists – notably a scene where Carlyle creeps into a house and downloads a laptop. What was that about? And the final episode was so disappointing – it was as though the writer (Peter Berry) had only enough material for half an episode. So the pace slowed down, the increasingly unconvincing love story took over, with long, lingering and time-wasting glances, and the main surveillance theme sank under the weight of biological, genetic and political extra plots that led nowhere. It could have been a gripping thriller if it had been stripped down to a feature-length film but in the end it only left the feeling that five hours had been wasted. And this is despite excellent performances, particularly by Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Carlyle and Geraldine James - the script could not match their talents.
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      • October 5, 2008 (United States)
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      • Romania
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      • NOVA/WGBH Boston
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