Cillian Murphy and Helen Mirren Ignite the Screen in a Spy Thriller…
Cillian Murphy and Helen Mirren Ignite the Screen in a Spy Thriller So Twisted and Seductive, You Won’t Know Who’s Lying Until the Final Shot — The ‘Spectacular’ Espionage Drama Airing Tonight Will Leave You Breathless!
A deadly game of beauty, betrayal, and revenge explodes tonight as two acting titans — Cillian Murphy and Helen Mirren — go head-to-head in one of the most mind-bending spy thrillers of the decade.
Set between Paris runways and KGB hideouts, this pulse-racing story follows a model-turned-assassin trapped in a dangerous double life.
Critics called it “spectacular,” “stylish,” and “packed with twists that even Bond wouldn’t see coming.” Tonight’s TV just got a whole lot more dangerous
Anna, the “spectacular” spy thriller packed with “twists and turns”, is on TV tonight.
If you haven’t checked this one out before, then you might want to know it boasts a stacked cast including Cillian Murphy and Helen Mirren.
The 2019 film, which is written and directed by Luc Besson, sees Sasha Luss portray Anna Poliatova, a Soviet spy who poses as a fashion model in Paris.
After being rumbled by the CIA, she agrees to become a double agent – but is she bluffing?
Co-starring Murphy as CIA agent Leonard Miller and Mirren as senior agent handler Olga, the spy thriller will air tonight at 9pm on Film4, and will be available to stream on Channel 4 afterwards
Upon its release, Anna only grossed $31.6 million at the box office against a budget of $30 million, with the critical response also being mixed as evidenced by its approval rating of 34% from 73 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
“The gunplay in Anna grows repetitive before long, and the heroine’s invincibility feels like a cheap substitute for the power that Besson wields over her,” opined IndieWire, while The Globe and Mail called it “uncompelling”.
“What ultimately sinks the film is its overwhelming blandness, from the lack of creativity employed in Anna’s many kills to Besson’s inability to choreograph a pulse-racing action scene,” noted The Guardian.
Despite the lacklustre reviews from critics, the spy thriller did fare better with general audiences, with IMDb currently reporting a creditable average user rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 105,000 reviews.
“Spectacular and groundbreaking assassin flick with lots of action, crossfire, fights, violence and plot twists,” wrote one user in summary, while another wrote: “All in all a good movie with some twists and fun moments but no masterpiece.”
“Entertaining, lots of twists and turns, never quite sure what’s next or where it’s going, but the ride’s good, especially the 4 leads.