Hollywood has yet to craft a film version of a John Le Carre novel that does justice to his portrayal of the perverse, methodical game of international espionage. "Spy Game," based not on a Le Carre book but on an original script by Michael Frost Beckner and David Arata and given an event-movie aura by a crack team of filmmakers headed by director Tony Scott, nevertheless captures that gray, scary netherworld of spies Le Carre's readers know all too well. Achieving a satisfying blend of an edge-of-your-seat thriller with a story of friendship and loyalty and a sobering inquiry into what it means to be a spy, "Spy" is a strong effort on everyone's part.

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