True story of Ashraf Marwan, who was President Nasser's son-in-law and special adviser and confidant to his successor Anwar Sadat - while simultaneously Israeli Intelligence's most precious asset of the 20th century. Based on NYT bestselling book 'The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel' by Uri Bar-Joseph.
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Nate H. reviewed The Angel (2018)
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The Angel is based on the story of real-life Egyptian billionaire turned spy Ashraf Marwan. A close advisor to President Anwar Sadat in time leading up the Yom Kippur War, Marwan fed info to Israel's Mossad and according to some believers, also worked as a double agent to Egypt. The Angel follows that line of belief, following Marwan's rise to becoming Sadat's trusted advisor and watching him play both sides in an effort to avoid all out war.
How much of this is true is another discussion, but regardless that story line on paper is very interesting. But director Ariel Vromen doesn't execute very well on its presentation, instead following a paint by numbers path that we have seen many times before in spy films. Marwan Kenzari is effective as Ashraf, but is held back by a predictable script.
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