Official Secrets

Official Secrets is an odd duck of a film. As much as it never quite finds its groove, its still an often thrilling and genuinely entertaining film, profiling an important figure in the movement against the Iraq War. Even after all this time, its still a shock to realise how thoroughly we were lied to, and a film like Official Secrets - even with its flaws - at least makes sure that were reminded of those lies for the future. Its just a pity the film itself never finds the energy to really propel itself towards something great. It probably would have made a terrific miniseries, but as it stands, Official Secrets is a befuddling yet gripping attempt at a political thriller.

• Daniel Lammin

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Official Secrets leaks its thrills and political deceit through an accurate whistleblowing docudrama. Governments. A democratic selection of individuals to govern a nation with the publics best interest taken into consideration. Providing foreign communications, budget monitoring and defensive security. Essentially, attempting to make the country more sustainable for its future endeavours. Yet, here we are in the UK, squabbling endlessly over Brexit for months on end with not one single MP physically listening to the voices of the nation. A recurring distractive technique that acts as a vivid reminder of the toxic deceit that the Blair/Bush administration fabricated. Illegally, might I add.

The 2003 Iraq Invasion was a preventable war. A...

Engrossing! 'Official Secrets' is terrific.

How about that cast list? So many recognizable (or recognisable, for those using spell check...) faces appear throughout. Keira Knightley's performance is excellent, I am a fan of her from other things (small matter of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' being literally my favourite movie) but I haven't actually seen enough of her other work; yet to see a bad showing from her though.

Ralph Fiennes and Matt Smith are just two of the other noteworthy names attached, that's without mentioning the likes of Rhys Ifans and Conleth Hill, among others. Given that, it comes as zero surprise for me to say that the acting in this movie is absolutely top, top notch.

The 112 minut...