⭐ Movie Review: Agent Game (2022) ⭐
“Agent Game is a gritty espionage thriller that tries to weave together betrayal, power, and covert operations—but only partly succeeds. The story follows CIA officer Harris (Dermot Mulroney), who suddenly finds himself framed for the death of an interrogation subject. As a black-ops team is sent to hunt him down, the film becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse game where no one can be trusted.
The cast is a mixed bag. Dermot Mulroney brings a weary, battle-hardened energy to Harris, while Jason Isaacs is a commanding presence in every scene he appears. Katie Cassidy delivers an underrated performance as a determined operative with her own conflicted motives. And while Mel Gibson’s role is more limited than marketing suggests, his shadow looms large over the conspiracy at the heart of the story.
Action-wise, Agent Game offers a few tense shootouts and hand-to-hand sequences, though they never quite hit the intensity of bigger-budget spy films. The pacing is uneven—the first half sets up intriguing questions about morality, surveillance, and loyalty, but the second half sometimes struggles under too many twists and shifting allegiances.
Visually, the film opts for a stripped-down, realistic look rather than flashy set pieces. This grounds the story but occasionally makes it feel like a mid-tier streaming release rather than a theatrical thriller. The score, on the other hand, helps elevate tension and atmosphere.
Where Agent Game shines is in its moral ambiguity. It isn’t about heroes and villains, but about operatives caught in the gray areas of a system that sacrifices pawns for power. The final act leaves the door open for more stories, though whether audiences will demand a sequel remains to be seen.
Overall, Agent Game is a solid, if imperfect, spy thriller—worth a watch for fans of cloak-and-dagger intrigue, though it doesn’t quite reach the heights of classics in the genre.
🎬 Rating: 3.2/5
