No. 97 (2022) ROGUE AGENT Nov. 16th.

 

Film No. 96  (2022) November 16th.  11:30 AM  LUNA  Cinema 1, Essex Cinemas,  Fremantle.

"Here's my card. You might want to buy a car or ... have dinner with me" (Freegard begins his push to get into the life of Alice Archer).

Infamous con-man Robert Freegard gains further notoriety via this competently made thriller, ROGUE AGENT. 

James Norton (also producer), fresh from his award-nominated performance as a terminally ill, wonderfully compassionate father in, NOWHERE SPECIAL, showcases his versatility, playing the slimiest of slime-balls Robert Freegard. Norton along with Gemma Arterton give ROGUE the credibility it deserves through the key two years of 2002 to 2004 when Freegard finally met his match in Alice Archer (Arterton).

I'm loathe to delve into the storyline of ROGUE AGENT. There will be those who know of Freegard and want to see his exploits highlighted on screen, and then there are those like me who came with no knowledge of the sleazy Freegard. There are plenty of thrills for both types of ticket holders. The WTF? moments for those in my faction are definitely more impactful. NB Alice Archer is an amalgamation of women who were wronged by Freegard and who played a role in his arrest. 

THE GOOD LIAR and OFFICIAL SECRETS are better films than this, but if you like what they had on offer, you'll enjoy ROGUE AGENT. They all exemplify the bad behaviour of a minority of those we share the planet with and add spice to life with stories too hard to believe for most. Let's hope we, and others close to us, evade their web of lies and deceit!  8GUMS.