Plot: In the sixties, three Mossad agents attempt to abduct a former Nazi Doctor. It does not go as planned, and this leads to the movie's surprise, which is revealed in flashback by the older versions of the characters.
Review: The Debt is sloppy and fuzzy -- meaning the pacing and editing is sloppy, and the images and cinematography are dull and fuzzy. The younger characters are not engaging, and the older characters mostly sit around and talk about being young -- except for the closing scenes, which pick up a little.
The Debt takes itself very seriously. The film should have shown how evil the Nazi doctor's crimes were to motivate how badly the secret agents treat the poor doctor as they beat-up and maltreat him.
There were no smiles in the whole film except the kids playing. No love-making, just sex to relieve the mental stress and boredom.
Cast: Helen Merrin, Jessica Chastain, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Worthington
Directed by: John Madden
Rating: 1.5 stars: The tracking down Nazis plot has been done before and better. Depressing to watch, and there is no uplifting moral message at the end.
More: This seems to be a fictional story. There does not seem to have been a real Nazi doctor hiding under the name of Vogel.
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