Just go for it. Period. The International is the best thriller of the year so far. And to top it all -- it has got one of the best ever gunfight scenes...gripping, gruelling and gross!
The plot of the movie is quite topical. With the whole ready to crucify bankers for being those who brought the recession, the movie suggest that it is the bankers who hold the whole world to ransom and are the real evil of this world.
The International starts with the Interpol agent Louis Salinger's (Clive Owen) colleague getting killed. He tracks all this fishy business to IBBC bank, which is involved in a multi-million dollar arms deal. Throughout sporting a dishevelled look, which quite suits him, Clive Own, aided by the beautiful Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts), chases the killer from Berlin to Paris to Milan to New York, where eventually the epic gunfight happens. But tracking down the killer is just revealing the tip of the iceberg. It's the powerful people at IBBC who make the shady deals that involve everyone in the system. I won't reveal the final plot as to how Clive Owen brings the bank down...or does he?
The International is a gripping tale of international conspiracy and murder. The cinematography is absolutely marvellous, with fantastic overhead shots of various locations in Europe and smart camera angles during the gunfight. It's a movie with lots of brains also...there are times in The International when you gasp and say...that's bloody smart!
The only sore spots with The International is editing and dialogues. With smarter editing and dialogues, it could have been in the same league as the Bourne series. Still, The International makes a spectacular watch. An absolute fun, you'll come out fully entertained...the reason you go to movies!
