MOVIE REVIEW
INESCAPABLE
In English and Arabic, with English subtitles. Running time: 93 minutes. Not rated (violence, profanity). At the IFC Center, Sixth Avenue and Third Street.
The children of movie ex-spies never inherit any wiliness, do they? One hint of daddy's buried past and off they go, blundering into a police state like a puppy after a ball. Next thing you know, daddy has to saddle up for a rescue that will have him colliding with all the reasons he retired to a desk job in the first place.
Daddy is Adib (Alexander Siddig, "Syriana"), a former Syrian military intelligence officer living a cozy life in Toronto, until daughter Muna (Jay Anstey) decides that January 2011 is the perfect moment for a side trip to Damascus. Adib scurries back to his homeland and searches for his daughter with the help of old flame Fatima, played by Marisa Tomei (quite good, although her accent could be charitably described as overemphatic).
Alexander Siddig (right) glides through "Inescapable," with Joshua Jackson, which adds nothing new to the spy genre.
The plot unfolds at a nice clip, but at no point does director Ruba Nadda evade expectations. If the genre demands that a late-night return to a hotel room reveals someone sinister ensconced in the armchair, that is what will happen.
The chief appeal, in addition to a surprisingly persuasive Levantine atmosphere conjured on location in South Africa, is Siddig's performance. There are times in this darkly photographed movie where the sole light source seems to be Adib's faultless white shirts. Handsome, unflappable and possessed of a most beautiful speaking voice, the actor glides through his paces with aplomb. The next time Siddig plays a man of intrigue, let's hope he's chasing something more interesting than a clueless kid.
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