The MacKintosh Man
1973 Directed by John Huston
Synopsis
Only MacKintosh can save them now - and MacKintosh is dead!
A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor.
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The MacKintosh Man is less a crime film and more a spy mystery than anything, and a curious one at that in quite a number of ways.
Paul Newman plays a British intelligence agent (although his broad American accent is never explained) who ends up in a complex plot that I really couldn't get my head fully round - let's just say it involves a jewellery theft that turns into an espionage and counter-espionage plot that sees half of Britain's best character actors and actresses popping up at one point or another before a bizarre and fairly illogical climax in a Maltese church.
John Huston was never a director you could easily in terms of the…
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Skyfall put me in the mood for a spy movie, so I decided to watch this John Huston-directed, Walter Hill-scripted, Paul Newman-starring 70s spy movie. It's about as good as I remembered it being from when I first saw it several years ago. Tough, grim, and suspenseful, but with a fairly roughshod quality about it. It still manages to be effective, though, even though the tension level is low throughout most of it in that austere 70s way - I can't help but think Hill might have made a better director than Huston, since this is exactly the kind of stripped-to-the-bone story he has a gift for elevating into thriller masterpieces.
The cynical and morally ambiguous atmosphere has some teeth…
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This was an average spy thriller, with performances ranging from bad to average. It's one saving grace is it's setting, and Mason's presence.
You can view my full thoughts here: everyjohnhustonmovie.blogspot.ca/2013/03/the-mackintosh-man-1973.html
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The MacKintosh Man is less a crime film and more a spy mystery than anything, and a curious one at that in quite a number of ways.
Paul Newman plays a British intelligence agent (although his broad American accent is never explained) who ends up in a complex plot that I really couldn't get my head fully round - let's just say it involves a jewellery theft that turns into an espionage and counter-espionage plot that sees half of Britain's best character actors and actresses popping up at one point or another before a bizarre and fairly illogical climax in a Maltese church.
John Huston was never a director you could easily in terms of the…
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This was an average spy thriller, with performances ranging from bad to average. It's one saving grace is it's setting, and Mason's presence.
You can view my full thoughts here: everyjohnhustonmovie.blogspot.ca/2013/03/the-mackintosh-man-1973.html -
Great 70s spy film with a dazzling performance from Newman. Love the score too, the main motif is still stuck in my head.
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Skyfall put me in the mood for a spy movie, so I decided to watch this John Huston-directed, Walter Hill-scripted, Paul Newman-starring 70s spy movie. It's about as good as I remembered it being from when I first saw it several years ago. Tough, grim, and suspenseful, but with a fairly roughshod quality about it. It still manages to be effective, though, even though the tension level is low throughout most of it in that austere 70s way - I can't help but think Hill might have made a better director than Huston, since this is exactly the kind of stripped-to-the-bone story he has a gift for elevating into thriller masterpieces.
The cynical and morally ambiguous atmosphere has some teeth…
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Predictable '70s spy thriller (the plot twists will surprise no one) that's made watchable by Newman, complete with dodgy Australian accent, and a cast of British stalwarts. The highlight is a car chase with Newman behind the wheel of a rickety old truck.