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She is with Fowler because she loves him and he looks after
her, although marriage is on her mind as a ticket out from
her life of uncertainty in trubulent Vietnam.
Along comes super spunky and cool US do-gooder Alden Pyle
(Brendan Fraser) who immediately falls for the beauty and
despite his growing friendship with Fowler wants to whisk
her off to safety.
Needless to say this causes a great deal of annoyance in
the older man, who is facing being recalled to London for
a desk job and a life with his estranged wife.
Luck then enters the scene with a major breaking story and
Fowler begins to smell that all is not right with massacres
being blamed on the Communists. His investigative nostrils
flaring, Fowler begins to delve into who is behind the attacks
and who is pulling the political strings.
The Quiet American is based on Graham Greene's novel
and is a superbly rounded movie that will appeal on many levels.
The imagery is beautiful and a wonderful video transfer backs
it up marvellously. The surround sound is excellent and really
drops you right into the movie whether it be a firefight or
the middle of a hustle and bustle Asian city.
The cast is all class with Caine delivering one of the performances
of his career, Fraser leaves his The Mummy persona
far behind as the complicated younger man and Do Thi Hai Yen
is a shimmering icon representing the fortunes of Vietnamese
women during that nation's long struggle for independence.
The Quiet American has it all. Love, drama, action,
jealousy and plot twists galore.
A must for the home library.
Conclusion: 90% Extras: 20%.
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