Page Eight

2011

Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

26
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 64% · 16 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 64% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 22584 22.6K

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Plot summary

Johnny is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss dies suddenly, leaving behind an inexplicable file which threatens the stability of the organisation.

Director

David Hare Photo
David Hare

Top cast

Ralph Fiennes Photo
Ralph Fiennes as Alec Beasley
Bill Nighy Photo
Bill Nighy as Johnny Worricker
Rachel Weisz Photo
Rachel Weisz as Nancy Pierpan
Alice Krige Photo
Alice Krige as Emma Baron
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879.79 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 8
1.65 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 12

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by andrewl-williamson 8 / 10

An all-round enjoyable watch

I'll assume you've read the plot summary, so I won't labour on explaining that. In a nutshell, Bill Nighy is playing an MI5 agent who's responsibility it is to uncover the deceit allegedly led by the British Prime Minister (Ralph Fiennes).It opens with the quirky, upbeat jazz music and feels a bit 'Alfie-ish' as Nighy struts down the streets of London to his flat, and then we finally settle down into the story. The story is, and I hate to say it, a little thin around the edges and could do with a little more 'oomph' to get it those final couple of stars. If your expecting to see Nighy as the ass-kicking, hard-nut veteran version of James Bond then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. This is about plot and character, not flamboyant action sequences. Speaking of character, there is plenty of that in this film; from Nighy himself to Ralph Fiennes and Michael Gambon- there are stars a plenty to keep the film alive, the acting is brilliantly good and there's a scene between Nighy and Fiennes which I particularly enjoyed, just simple dialogue between two great actors.Yes it does feel a bit BBCish, but at the end of the day it is a BBC film so I can't really complain! So if you have an hour and 40 minutes to fill, I strongly recommend this film- it's mysterious (yet it probably could have been more so), fun (there are a handful of good laugh-provoking lines thrown in there), engaging and an all-round enjoyable watch. Enjoy.
Reviewed by lastliberal-853-253708 7 / 10

When you don't know the truth everything freezes and you can't move on.

When I see Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, and Ralph Fiennes in a cast, I know I have to check it out. I was not sorry I did. The three were together in at least one other great film - The Constant Gardener. Individually, there is seldom a really good film that doesn't have one of the three.Of course the Golden Globes and BAFTA agree with me as they both gave the film a nomination.The Prime Minster (Fiennes) seems to be up to his neck in deception. The meeting between Nighy and he was fascinating. Page Eight was a positive surprise with good dialogue and an engaging story.
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