The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)

William J. Donovan : You're an unusual man Mr. Berg, you speak 7 languages, you're an athlete, you're more than up to the physical requirements of the job...

I'm on a bit of a streak of picking films that just leave me feeling incomplete. And so it continues.

For me it, it was like The Catcher Was a Spy went out of its way to not focus on the interesting, captivating, story that was being presented. In fact, they had Jeff Daniels state the exact opposite of what would be captivating. "if there's a 1% chance of imminent doom then we go stop it..."  But, that statement means that the whole story is after a 1% check-in. The really good guys were being sent on missions with much more credible impact. Poor structure if there ever was.

But worse, was that with the lack of investment, the final decision, by Mo Berg, lacked any impact or sense of closure. The film just stopped and evaporated like a smoke into a Parisian night. 

But, Paul Rudd makes a good go of a dramatic performance.  I think he should continue down this path for his career.

Bottom-line, design and structure doomed this film, there was nothing solid execution could do.

2.8 out of 5 stars.