Operation: Endgame (2010)

A battle ensues among groups of government spy teams in an underground facility after their boss is assassinated.

Director:

Fouad Mikati

Writers:

Sam Levinson (screenplay), Brian Watanabe (earlier screenplay)

Stars:

Joe Anderson, Rob Corddry, Ellen Barkin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joe Anderson	...	Fool
Rob Corddry	...	Chariot
Ellen Barkin	...	Empress
Odette Annable	...	Temperance (as Odette Yustman)
Maggie Q	...	High Priestess
Zach Galifianakis	...	Hermit
Adam Scott	...	Magician
Brandon T. Jackson	...	Tower
Emilie de Ravin	...	Hierophant
Beth Grant	...	Susan
Bob Odenkirk	...	Emperor
Michael Hitchcock	...	Neil
Tim Bagley	...	Carl
Ving Rhames	...	Judgement
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Devil

Storyline

A dry action-comedy about two teams of government assassins working out of a top-secret underground facility using code names from the Tarot deck. When our hero--The Fool--arrives for his first day at work to find that the boss has been killed under mysterious circumstances, he must find the killer before the whole place blows up.

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Plot Keywords:

looking at oneself in a mirror | first day at work | assassin | code name | spy | 

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Taglines:

Two rival teams of assassins. One killer day at the office.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language including sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 2012 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Rogues Gallery

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anchor Bay Films, Infinity Media, Darko Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was shot in 20 days, most of the fight scenes were done in less than 3 hours.

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Goofs

While watching things unfold in the bunker "control", states that 6 assassins are dead, 3 from each team. At this point in the movie however, there are only 5 dead. Emperor, Judgement, Tower, Heirophant, and High Priestess. 3 From omega, and 2 from Alpha. The "Devil" is the only other dead character, and he is the boss, neither a member of Alpha or Omega.

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Quotes

Fool: [Chariot is showing Fool his new office] Am I smaller than everyone else is? And there's a column in the middle.
Chariot: Yeah, well, it's 'cause it's your first day. And you're a fucking loser.

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Connections

References MacGyver (1985)

User Reviews

Fun movie

Reading the plot summary I went in thinking this would be all mindless action. The action is pretty mindless, but the movie is really more comedy than anything else. The dialog is the real treat here (especially that delivered by Rob Corddry).

We're taken into an unexpected world, where American covert operatives are shown to be unglamorous, ultra-jaded, and a little crazy, like your average caricature of a stereotypical office environment, complete with cubicles, water coolers and fluorescent lights. It's far from the suave and sophisticated spy life normally depicted.

It seems like a typical day at the office, until something goes terribly wrong and suddenly everyone starts killing each other. Though still cracking jokes and making sarcastic banter.

I found the movie entertaining almost throughout. It's written and performed well for the most part. Aside from a couple of exceptions, the impressive cast list only play bit parts. Don't expect to see much of Ving Rhames or Zack Galifianakis, for example. Nevertheless I thought everyone was nicely utilized, for the amount of time they chose to donate.

My only serious problem with the movie came towards the end, when the movie seemed to try and offer some sort of serious message tied into real-life events as its conclusion; which just didn't work, probably because it didn't jive with the humorous meat of the film you just watched. The movie works best at face value, without the backstory that's eventually revealed. Basically it tries to be too much, when it should've settled for just being fun.