Operation Mincemeat

Name: Operation Mincemeat
Genre: Drama, War
Released: May 6, 2022
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Charlotte Hamblin, Colin Firth, Jason Isaacs, Johnny Flynn, Kelly Macdonald

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Netflix | Release Date: May 6, 2022 | PG-13

Starring: Charlotte Hamblin, Colin Firth, Jason Isaacs, Johnny Flynn, Kelly Macdonald, Lorne MacFadyen, Mark Gatiss, Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton, Ruby Bentall, Rufus Wright

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Available to stream on Netflix May 11, 2022.

Summary: It’s 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe, and plan to launch an all-out assault on Sicily; but they face an impossible challenge - how to protect the invasion force from potential annihilation. It falls to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (MatthewIt’s 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe, and plan to launch an all-out assault on Sicily; but they face an impossible challenge - how to protect the invasion force from potential annihilation. It falls to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen) to dream the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war - centered on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. [Netflix]
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Director: John Madden

Genre(s): Drama, War

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 128 min

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Barry Hertz

May 13, 2022

The many stumbling blocks, setbacks and eventual (spoiler alert for a three-quarters-of-a-century-old war) triumphs of Operation Mincemeat are handled by a deft crew of real-life stiff-upper-lip types played by the finest U.K. actors working today. Read full review

David Rooney

Apr 21, 2022

A far more decorous affair than its macho-burger title would suggest, this is a classy production with a first-rate ensemble cast, splicing the story’s intrigue with a poignant vein of melodrama. Read full review

Peter Travers

May 13, 2022

Sometimes a shamelessly retro wartime romance is all the escape you need and Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen add class and wicked humor to this fact-based WW2 spy thriller about how British intelligence used a corpse to put one over on Hitler. Read full review

The Playlist Mitchell Beaupre

May 11, 2022

When Operation Mincemeat is focusing on the nitty-gritty, the clinical elements of the operation and how these people hope to pull it off in a way that doesn’t get people killed, it can be thrilling. Read full review

Empire John Nugent

Apr 14, 2022

Though occasionally undone by its Sunday-teatime tendencies, this is a spirited and gently entertaining slice of wartime espionage, with sharp, wry performances from the ensemble cast. Read full review

Phil de Semlyen

Apr 7, 2022

If you’re on the hunt for a diverting slice of prestige espionage hokum that comes with a side helping of real history, Operation Mincemeat is a satisfying night at the pictures. Read full review

Mark Feeney

May 10, 2022

A fine cast — Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton — do their stiff-upper-lip best. It’s not good enough. Read full review

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alejandro970

May 27, 2022

This real episode of the Second World War is made according to the formula of the war genre. It is true that at first glance it is not different from what has already been seen, but it holds up most of the time, especially in the second act.