Harry Anders (Michael Caine) is a retired British Secret Service agent. He evidently was forced to retire a decade ago...and why isn't particularly clear. Since then, he's opened a jazz nightclub and is living a pretty normal life. However, when a pretty and very horney woman (Sean Young) throws herself at him, things get complicated. First, she turns out to be the wife of the American ambassador. Second, she asks him to do her a favor and all sorts of unforeseen consequences result...along with a lot of murder.
In many ways, the romance and the rest of the movie are much like two different movies. The romance, to me, wasn't very convincing...mostly due to the age difference between the pair. As for the spying, killing and the like...it's exciting and reminiscent of Caine's Harry Palmer movies. I don't think it was a coincidence they named this character Harry as well. Overall, worth seeing and very exciting.
By the way, there was one scene I hated. You see a police car careen into a trailer. It was NOT a hard slide...just a slide. Then, for absolutely no reason, the vehicle exploded. Cars do not just explode like that, if they did, fender-benders and the like could kill millions each year!
In many ways, the romance and the rest of the movie are much like two different movies. The romance, to me, wasn't very convincing...mostly due to the age difference between the pair. As for the spying, killing and the like...it's exciting and reminiscent of Caine's Harry Palmer movies. I don't think it was a coincidence they named this character Harry as well. Overall, worth seeing and very exciting.
By the way, there was one scene I hated. You see a police car careen into a trailer. It was NOT a hard slide...just a slide. Then, for absolutely no reason, the vehicle exploded. Cars do not just explode like that, if they did, fender-benders and the like could kill millions each year!