The East

PG-13

5/31/20131h 56m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Spy on us, we'll spy on you. ~

Overview:

An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.

Director:

Zal Batmanglij

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$6,500,000.00

Revenue:

$2,401,510.00

Key words:

secret organization
murder
eco terrorism
environmentalism

Cast

Brit Marling

~ as ~

Sarah

Alexander Skarsgård

~ as ~

Benji

Elliot Page

~ as ~

Izzy

Toby Kebbell

~ as ~

Doc

Shiloh Fernandez

~ as ~

Luca

Aldis Hodge

~ as ~

Thumbs

Danielle Macdonald

~ as ~

Tess

Hillary Baack

~ as ~

Eve

Patricia Clarkson

~ as ~

Sharon

Jason Ritter

~ as ~

Tim

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
Probably inspired by a swathe of similarly themed movies, this is a fairly run of the mill drama about a stereotypically off-beat group determined to bring down a corporation that treats the local ecology with scent regard. Brit Marling - who has involvement on both sides of the camera - is "Sarah" an agent tasked with infiltrating this group. The more she mixes with them, understands them and their views and priorities, the more she begins to feel emotionally and professionally compromised - especially as there appears ample evidence that at least one of their target organisations is as guilty as sin. The supporting cast are adequate - Toby Kebbell and Alexander Skarsgård chip in well, but for the most part this is really pretty dull. Marling fails to inspire as does the incredibly simplistic writing and though there is a degree of vindication towards the end; the whole thing lacked characters about whom I really cared and at just short of two hours I was a bit bored. A worthy topic doesn't necessarily make for a worthy film and this needed way much more creative effort than is offered up here.