The Essentials

2013
1h 30m

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Chris Barbis, Jim Toepper, and Brendan Nagle in The Essentials (2013)

Jim is a burnt out ex-spy, down on his luck at the end of an illustrious career. After he goes rogue and screws up yet again, his former Agency must bail him out, vowing that this favor will... Read allJim is a burnt out ex-spy, down on his luck at the end of an illustrious career. After he goes rogue and screws up yet again, his former Agency must bail him out, vowing that this favor will be his last. But in a refusal to accept old age and a forced retirement, Jim takes on a h... Read allJim is a burnt out ex-spy, down on his luck at the end of an illustrious career. After he goes rogue and screws up yet again, his former Agency must bail him out, vowing that this favor will be his last. But in a refusal to accept old age and a forced retirement, Jim takes on a hot young protege to help him crack one last case: an international drug-smuggling ring... ... Read all

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1gemstones

Couldn't finish watching

I watched for 30 minutes waiting to see if I could pick up on something funny, or clever or unusual but it really was just a bunch of badly acted and directed cliches falling over each other. If there was a plot it was so weak it couldn't get out of the TV (I watched on Amazon Prime) . That is 30 minutes I won't be getting back .

10brendan-nagle

A fun romp of the spy genre

A fun, semi-spoof in the vein of Naked Gun, featuring a Canadian drug-lord (who oddly resembles Donald Trump) trying to get society hooked on his maple syrup. Shows off a lot of nice production value for Upstate NY and the city of Rochester. Worth a watch for indie filmmakers and lovers of the genre. Fairly age appropriate, timeless and upbeat.