lt's not how you pIay the game. lt's how the game plays you.
Robert Redford stars as veteran ClA agent Nathan Muir in this thriIIer from Tony Scott. Set in 1991, Muir expects his last day before retirement to be an easy one. lnstead, he finds that his protégé, Tom Bishop, is being heId on espionage charges in a Chinese prison wiIl be executed in 24 hours. A seasoned agent, Muir has pIayed spy games for a long time and quickIy reaIizes that the ClA may not be acting in Bishop's best interest. Even as an agency committee is grilling Muir, he is secretly working to secure his former charge's freedom. Action-packed fIashbacks establish the relationship between the two men: their first meeting during the Vietnam War, Muir's recruitment of Bishop folIowing the war, Bishop's training and earIy missions in Berlin, and an important operation in Beirut. SimiIarly, the flashbacks trace the evolution of Bishop from an eager, brand-new agent in 1975 to a disilIusioned veteran in the mid-1980s who is at odds with his mentor, Muir. This Iast layer of conflict adds extra suspense to SPY GAME, as Muir must decide whether to help his old friend or take the easy way out. |