The Ipcress File

This film is where Michael Caine got his start, and he is memorable in this low-key spy thriller. The film, unfortunately, doesn't do as good a job as he does. After all, this is the director who ended up helming Iron Eagle 1, 2 and 4 in later years, so perhaps that says something. The film is convoluted, as spy thrillers tend to be, and the plot eventually makes sense, but it ended up not convincing me. There is a dopey hypnosis scene which is so hokey that it makes you laugh out loud. Too bad, since it drives the entire plot. However, if you want to watch a film that's through and through British (and understand where Mike Myers gets some of the jokes for his Austin Powers movies), this is a good choice.

year: 1965
length: 109 min.
rating: 3.0
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059319/combined