Salting the Battlefield

Better than the sequel (TURKS & CAICOS) but not as good as the primary (PAGE EIGHT). The acting was good, the story was tighter and, of the three in the trilogy, it was more a thriller than a drama. It still lacked the intimacy of the first. And, to be honest, It seems to me that the very stand Johnny Worricker took, at the beginning, ended up being a waste of time - it brought about no discernable good. I think I prefer PAGE EIGHT as a stand alone spy drama. The other two movies just eroded the original. I give this movie a 6 (fair) out of 10 [Spy Thriller]

The final part of the trilogy and the this one just limps out the door leaving one wondering just what the point was. The actors, acting and even the script were OK for what they were BUT what they were just didn't amount to much. I like Nighy but his constant melancholy droning, as if he's panting for breath whenever he speaks, really grated towards the end, as did is EVER bloody whingeing daughter, I mean jeez, just STFU! I can't help thinking Nighy had a hand in directing this, I can't see ANY other reason why women under half his age would be constantly bewitched by him, fawning over him as if they want him to jump their bones, he cuts a certain look but let's be honest, he ain't no Sean Connery as Bond! And as ever, let's play Jazz all the time to make the main character seem like an intellectual who is not beyond playing outside the rules, but dude, you got played, big time! Better than the dreadful Turks and Caicos but not as good as Page 8.