Official Secrets

SWITCH.

7.0

November 14, 2019

‘Official Secrets’ is an odd duck of a film. As much as it never quite finds its groove, it’s still an often thrilling and genuinely entertaining film, profiling an important figure in the movement against the Iraq War. Even after all this time, it’s still a shock to realise how thoroughly we were lied to, and a film like ‘Official Secret...

The Movie Diorama

8.0

January 17, 2020

Official Secrets leaks its thrills and political deceit through an accurate whistleblowing docudrama. Governments. A democratic selection of individuals to govern a nation with the public’s best interest taken into consideration. Providing foreign communications, budget monitoring and defensive security. Essentially, attempting to make th...

r96sk

9.0

September 08, 2024

Engrossing! <em>'Official Secrets'</em> is terrific. How about that cast list? So many recognizable (or recognisable, for those using spell check...) faces appear throughout. Keira Knightley's performance is excellent, I am a fan of her from other things (small matter of <em>'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'</em>...