A Most Wanted Man

"Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014) was, hands down, one of the greatest screen actors of his generation. The problem faced by works like this, released in the wake of his untimely death, is that it's no longer just a film, but an epitaph."

"Intelligence is both the subject and the approach... a meticulously plotted, steadily absorbing drama that casts a cynical yet compassionate eye on the complexities of counterterrorist work in the post-9/11 era."

"Disappointing plod of an espionage thriller."

"A smart, bluntly effective adaptation... about good, evil and the sins committed in the name of national security."

"It's a professional old-school espionage outing, intricate as clockwork and acted with relish by the ever-watchable Hoffman."

"A cold film that examines its characters from a clinical distance, but its iciness gives way to raw emotion in a powerful final sequence."

"Hoffman’s portrait of a smart and seedy old German spy dominates this atmospheric and subdued adaptation."