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For Queen & Country (1989)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 2/19

2/19: It should be obvious to anyone in 1988 upon seeing For Queen & Country that Denzel Washington had the makings of a bona fide movie star.

Never mind the fact that he looks completely out of place in Thatcherite England and isn't even remotely a Briton. What matters the most is that he's the center of attention from start to finish. It's why the unfocused neo-noir film survived in spite of the silly ending with nothing else to offer.

I wish I can say Denzel Washington was superlative, but unfortunately, he's not. In fact, it's probably the most formulaic of his approach to acting. That's not a bad thing because he's fun to watch.

All in all, Denzel Washington stars in an English picture called For Queen & Country that seems to be meant for Daniel Day-Lewis.

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