Review of The Courier

More than a year after it was screened during the Sundanceceremony, the Cold War drama The Courier will finallybe released to the masses. The film, directed by Dominic Cook and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, tells the true story of the humble British businessman-turned-spy of great importance. The film may witness some of the traditional and anticipated events we've seen in films of the same kind, but it's generally considered a victory in terms of performance and tangible tension in its events.

In the months leading up to the Cuban missile crisis, Her Majesty's Government and the CIA (from Rachel Brosnahan's performance of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)are asking the humble sales representativeGreville Wayne (Cumberbatch) to make contact with a Soviet colonel seeking to break Khrushchev's insane reign, fearing that his country would incite a nuclear war.

The Courier succeeds in reducing a very long story and making it the right size, mostly focusing on the personal relationship between Greville and the colonel in question, Oleg Benkowski (Mirab Nenidze). Cumberbatch and Georgian actor Nendze create a link that makes the film very influential, playing the role of two family men, all they want is to make sure that their wives and children are not harmed by the noisy savages involved in the war.

Unfortunately, Nenidze disappears from the third chapter of The Courier,for good reason (yet there is still an impact on the latter part of the film), but Cumberbatch succeeds in starring along the film as Greville, a humble citizen who is increasingly proud and heroic as his travels to the Soviet Union increase.

Cold War-era espionage, with its great dangers and simple techniques, is a great space for doubts and machinations. It can be amazing to look back and see how far we've had to cross the line to get information and transfer it in the name of saving the world. The Courier uses this background perfectly. With a little patience, diligence and preparation, Greville and Oleg can pass on enough classified information from the country, at a time when anyone can ever be an enemy eye.

Greville, played by Cumberbatch, is based on the real Greville Wayne, a man who, although very noble, becomes addicted to the excitement of the art of espionage. Although this is a disadvantage, it does not overwhelm the absolute good it does. You can feel his passion for espionage growing after every successful mission, and thanks to Cumberbatch's remarkable performance, he can make us champion Greville as he transforms his exhilarating life with a new life as a man whose old character becomes just a cover.

Unfortunately, since Greville is a regular citizen, he has somethingto lose.

But personally, this allows Both Greville and Oleg, with everything at stake, to work more harmoniously and organize their principles together more easily. Nenidze also shines here as Oleg, but as we mentioned earlier, things in chapter three don't go a little bit planned, and a big part of that is because Nenidze doesn't show much even though he was established as a second lead character in the film.

The Courier is a tense and enthusiastic drama that focuses more on characters and performance than excitement, because it realizes that if we really care about these two men, it will raise the impact of any scary look, chase or imminent incidents. It may not offer anything completely new, but here's where acting plays a great role by carrying the film and blowing life into those special heroes.