The Man from Rome
A James Bond who takes his orders not from M but from Him? The Man from Rome is an action thriller with an ecclesiastical twist set in photogenic Italy and Spain. Interesting, even if, by the end things have bogged down so badly that there’s the distinct impression of presentee-ism. Things are still happening on screen but it’s as if spiritually everyone involved has pulled the old office trick of leaving their coat on the back of their chair and slipped away for a beer. Richard Armitage plays Quart, James Quart. No, we don’t learn his first name. Father Quart is a special operative working for the Vatican’s Institute of External Affairs, a … Read more