a5c7b9f00b When American Donna Lloyd is kidnapped during a trip to Europe, her son Chris and her husband Walter start searching for her. Chris Lloyd does NOT get along with his father Walter. Walter is too careful, cautious, and boring to Chris, and never tries anything new, and Chris had to live by the same standards when he was growing up. But when his mother is kidnapped while in Europe, to Chris&#39;s confusion, Walter suddenly turns into a man of action. Just who is his father anyway. This movie is often dismissedjust an average Cold War spy flick. But in fact it is quite a bit more than that. It can well hold its own, thanks to the solid direction and first-rate performances by Hackman and Dillon.<br/><br/>These two never disappoint and seem to have had fun working together. They relaxedly fill in all the little character incongruities.<br/><br/>The story is interesting, but could have used much more exact local detail instead of this chain of insipid cutouts from travel brochures. The locals, but also the spies talk and behave like cardboard figures and tend to lessen the atmosphere a little. The same goes for a lot of the locations.<br/><br/>Recommended for fans of Dillon and Hackman, but also for those of you who like a solid spy movie. What I like about Target, is its lack of contrivances. I thought it might be a credible portrayal of real characters. Yes, if I were a CIA agent wanting to forget my past life, I&#39;d create one 180 degrees opposite. If I had a dadboringthat, I&#39;d also find it hard to relate. There aren&#39;t a lot of conventional thrill/action situations here, its emotional and psychological, and most of it works very well. I personally like the fact the violence is minimal in this film, but there is enough to keep you chilled. The cocky kid who &#39;knows&#39; better than dad, resolves his feelings and relationship in the end while growing up, may not be fully developed, but I got the idea.<br/><br/>The script was penned with 3 writers, no wonder some of the storyline may stray. But I liked the clear relationships between Hackman and Dillon and found them likeable and believable, never mind the mother gets lost somewhere.<br/><br/>To compare this to a film in a similar genre, I&#39;d go with Harrison Ford in Frantic, not the Eiger Sanction?!. I also want to complement Penn (or whoever is responsible) for using native speaking French and Russian actors, I get very irritated when productions in foreign countries use American actors with SO fake accents. Native tongue productions always convey a verite/credible feel.
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