All the Old Knives

2022

Action / Mystery / Thriller

68
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 64%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 45%
IMDb Rating 6.1 10 21714

Plot summary



April 09, 2022 at 02:39 PM

Director

Janus Metz

Top cast

Chris Pine as Henry Pelham
Thandie Newton as Celia Harrison
Jonathan Pryce as Bill Compton
Laurence Fishburne as Vick Wallinger
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942.55 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
R
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
P/S 8 / 153
1.89 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
R
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
P/S 21 / 196
4.58 GB
3840*1600
English 5.1
R
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
P/S 2 / 29

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Top_Dawg_Critic 8 / 10

This is why when I joined the CIA, I had to sign a waiver confirming no inter-employee relationships.

This spy thriller is more about spy-relationships with hardly any thrills. It's a very slow burn, and I can see how many would become impatient. I'm also not a fan of timeline back and forths, and this has many, and more than just two timelines. However, although not perfect, the timelines are what kept me intrigued to continue to watch, as they revealed small pieces of the puzzle throughout. The reward at the end is worth it imo, I just wish the felt-longer 101 min runtime with slow pacing had been shorter and faster. Huge credit goes to Pine and Newton for their exceptional performances, and another reason why I didn't throw in the towel mid-way, plus adding Fishburne and Pryce into the mix was a bonus. So if you don't go into this expecting a James Bond action spy thriller, and have the patience, you may enjoy it once it reaches the end. All the Old Knives had sharp performances, but the story-telling was dull and needed much sharpening. It's a 7.5 rounded up to an 8/10 from me.

Reviewed by Prismark10 5 / 10

All the Old Knives

All the Old Knives is a slow burn espionage thriller where CIA analyst Henry Pelham (Chris Pine) has been tasked to find a mole.

Eight years earlier in 2012. A plane hijacking in Vienna led to the deaths of all the passengers, crew and terrorists on board.

Information has come to light that someone in the agency's Vienna station leaked information to the terrorists about a pending attack by the security forces to free the hostages.

Pelham was also stationed at the Vienna station and he needs to track down his fellow colleagues. One of them is his former lover Celia Harrison (Thandiwe Newton.)

She left the agency, got married and now lives in Carmel on Sea, wine country. Both meet at a restaurant and go over the events and both have different recollections.

Based on the novel by Olen Steinhauer. The story owes more to Le Carre but it lacks spark. It is long on exposition, the twin timelines can be confusing.

There is a flaw as to why Pelham has been assigned this task when he should also be a suspect. It robs the movie of intrigue.

Several actors are wasted on smaller roles but at least both Pine and Newton have some intense scenes.

Reviewed by jwscott-home 7 / 10

Very good and underated so far

Definitely a 7 or more. Right now showing a 6 is very underated. Great acting by both Newton and Pine. Keeps you interested throughout. I'd recommend for sure.

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26 Comments

restlessone profile
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restlessone May 06, 2022 at 07:28 am

wow does this look terrible

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Stfu123 April 15, 2022 at 03:45 pm

BORING MOVIE. WHAT A WASTE OF TIME

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identernet April 13, 2022 at 05:40 pm

Good film for the type of film it is. If you like The Fast and the Furious then don't watch it.

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NihilisticNut April 13, 2022 at 03:51 pm

@randee as off being white is s a good thing? as off being black is s a good thing?

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EngrishNoGood April 13, 2022 at 04:01 am

Good spy flick with a nice plot twist.

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randee April 11, 2022 at 07:09 pm

@ravenclaw2006,. as off being white is s a good thing?

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archdemidragon April 11, 2022 at 07:24 am

movie 0 out of 10

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ravenclaw2066 April 10, 2022 at 09:46 am

thandie newton loves to get nude in her films, specially with white actors

turq82 profile
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turq82 April 10, 2022 at 08:25 am

WOW John Travolta in the poster.....(Broken Arrow): I SAY GODDAMN WHAT A RUSH LOL XD

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andresbonifacio April 10, 2022 at 08:15 am

streaming movies sück!

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Slim1017 April 09, 2022 at 07:55 pm

It took a lot of patience and concentration but it was worth it

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jhone_val April 09, 2022 at 01:48 pm

for a "spy" movie this is a good one. if you want James bond or Jason Bourne stuff then this is not the movie for .you.

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Takamine381SCGuitar April 09, 2022 at 11:11 am

Just watched this. I am a fan of Chris Pine and the movie doesn't disappoint. He is an A list actor for a reason and this simple plot and old fashioned twist is reminiscent of old film noir, thus the predictability. That being said, it is entertaining and modernized to keep the viewer watching. 7 Stars.

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CoolCoyote2 April 09, 2022 at 05:41 am

Convoluted ,4/10

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Acura1999 April 08, 2022 at 10:51 pm

Every terrorist act is caused by the world governments

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razzlesama April 08, 2022 at 09:16 pm

Don't blame the movie for the actions of a character in it! A movie should be rated for its performances in all areas of movie production.

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DarkSparks April 08, 2022 at 09:05 pm

What a teribble movie. He gambled against the innocent lives of all those people on the plane for someone he 'loved' XD

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h0r4c3 April 08, 2022 at 07:19 pm

Thanks!

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drougasg April 08, 2022 at 06:53 pm

thanks!!!

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nihatk34 April 08, 2022 at 06:31 pm

6.1 ?mdb

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SeverianoDavid April 08, 2022 at 04:12 pm

I fell in love with Thandie Newton way back when she began her major acting career starting with Mission Impossible 2. At the time, she was the most beautiful Chocolate woman Ive ever seen in my life. But Damm, today she is nowhere the Beauty Queen she once was in 2000

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Armanyman1 April 08, 2022 at 02:44 pm

Thanks Freeman

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survival_man April 08, 2022 at 01:29 pm

looks good on the surface....but i'll wait for few more reviews before i download this

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h2so4_72 April 08, 2022 at 06:32 am

Thank you FREEMAN!!!...Nice one....