Movie Review-----THE DEBT

There's nothing better than sitting down to watch a Blu-Ray of something that you have low expectations for only to find yourself completely sucked in and entertained. That is exactly what happened this afternoon as I sat down to watch THE DEBT. Not a big critical or commercial success in its theatrical run, I hope that it finds a following thru it's DVD release and future cable showings. Rachel Singer (Helen Mirren) is a former Mossad intelligence agent forced to relive her 1965 pursuit of a notorious Nazi war criminal when the bold and dangerous fugitive is thought to have reemerged 30 years later in the Ukraine. This is a remake of a 2007 Israeli suspense film. Helen Mirren, Ciaran Hinds, and Tom Wilkinson play the trio of Mossad agents in their "upper" years. But the majority of the film takes place in the sixties as we see the trio in their younger years. Jessica Chastain plays the young Mirren and in my opinion it is THIS film that she should be nominated for an Academy Award for. She is incredible. You can't take your eyes off of her. Sam Worthington plays the young Hinds and he has never been better. His wooden performance in AVATAR has been wiped away and I have high hopes for more work like this from him. I was completely engrossed in this film. I loved the unpredictability of it. Right up to the last frame, I was unsure of how the plot would resolve itself. A few times I caught myself talking out loud at the screen. Totally invested. Great plot, great suspense, great performances. Just loved it.