THE NOVEMBER MAN

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I’ve read all of Bill Granger’s NOVEEMBER MAN series so I was intrigued by this movie version. Pierce Brosnan plays Peter Devereaux, a retired CIA agent. Devereaux is reactivated to bring an “asset” out of Moscow. That extraction goes wrong and Deveroux finds himself involved in a plot that involves a beautiful Russian assassin and an aspiring general who wants to be President of Russia. There’s plenty of explosions and gunplay. Brosnan’s character is much tougher than James Bond. The November Man is based on There are No Spies (1987), the seventh book in the series. Admittedly, some of the dialogue is clunky. But Director Roger Donaldson has a feel for this kind of movie. If they make another November Man movie, I’ll go see it. GRADE: B

12 thoughts on “THE NOVEMBER MAN

  1. Jeff Meyerson

    Brosnan was great in THE MATADOR. The reviewers here didn’t like this one at all. One suggested they should have starred Liam Neeson instead.

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    1. george Post author

      Jeff, Brosnan plays a tough Liam Neeson-type role in THE NOVEMBER MAN. I’m looking forward to Liam Neeson in WALKING AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (based on a Lawrence Block Matt Scudder novel) which opens in a few weeks.

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    1. george Post author

      Bill, I was an avid Bill Granger fan. I read all his books. THE NOVEMBER MAN series is perfect for an aging actor like Brosnan who plays an aging ex-spy.

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