Operation Mincemeat
In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into believing the Allied forces were planning to attack by way of Greece rather than Sicily.
- Released: 2021-11-06
- Runtime: 128 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History, War
- Stars: Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Johnny Flynn, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs, Mark Gatiss, Hattie Morahan, Paul Ritter, Tom Wilkinson, Simon Russell Beale, Lorne MacFadyen, Markus von Lingen, Ruby Bentall, Alex Jennings, Ellie Haddington, Nicholas Rowe, Will Keen, Mark Bonnar, James Fleet, Alexander Beyer, Nico Birnbaum, Pep Tosar, Alba Brunet, Pedro Casablanc, Óscar Zafra, Javier Godino, Jonjo O'Neill, Amy Marston, Gabrielle Creevy, Simon Rouse, Paul Lancaster, Michael Bott, Charlotte Hamblin, Rufus Wright
- Director: John Madden
Comments
- peterquennell - 8 April 2024
Another Netflix turkey; why stock got hammered around then?
In 2022-23 Netflix stock price dropped by 3/4 after rocketing up eight times in the previous five years. The drop happened after this muddled, historically incorrect movie and similar were put online.
It added to a growing perception among stock analysts and the sharper IMDB reviewers here that Netflix efforts were becoming Hallmark-Lite or Lifetime-lite just when real competition between streaming services was setting in.
Since then Netflix seems to be trying for better writing and better direction and its stock is creeping back up. So the 1-2-3 star reviews here (which I rarely add to, but often read) sometimes do producers a good turn!
By the way, Kelly McDonald, put in a ridiculous position here, is a fine actress with some great parts in her past. She was very moving in "The Decoy Bride". - ivantheeditor - 19 August 2023
Quite good but also quite forgettable
I actually forgot I had seen this movie... just a month ago.
As everyone already said in the comments - the love story was totally unnecessary.
Everything else was really good though. I loved the story which was just absolutely crazy. To think that this really happened seriously blows my mind.
The acting was quite good.
The cinematography is top notch. So is the directing and editing.
I think if they had cut out the love story and made the film just about the crazy plot it would have been perfect.
Definitely worth the watch. You actually learn something from this movie.
I'm actually quite surprised that this didn't get more recognition or marketing. I guess we could blame it on the pandemic? I'm sure if it came out now it would do better. But who knows...
