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The Package

1989

Andrew Davis

Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Tommy Lee Jones, John Heard ...

5.8

1,827

Mystery. Action A sergeant (Gene Hackman) is sent with a prisoner from Germany. The prisoner escapes in the men's room at National Airport and Hackman begins his search for his man. Enlisting the help of his ex wife (Joanna Cassidy) and various old friends he finds that the prisoner is part of a plot by senior military figures on both sides to kill the Soviet premier in order to sabotage arms control talks.

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The movie's plot is so intricate that it seems there have to be loose ends, but there aren't any (...) Untangling the conspiracy is one of the story's pleasures (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Variety	"Smartly written, sharply played and directed at a cracking pace that never sacrifices clarity for speed, 'The Package' is an enormously satisfying political thriller."
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"Davis has directed what may be the worst movie Gene Hackman has ever made (...) There is neither style nor excitement in Mr. Davis's direction of John Bishop's original screenplay"
		Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times	"[The director] keeps his scenes jumping with pungent details, banter, edge-of-the-frame business sliding past fast. The editors, Don Zimmerman and Billy Weber, never let the film linger."
		Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"A rather unthrilling but otherwise serviceable thriller (...) Reasonably well crafted, and Hackman is good as usual, although one continues to feel that he’s been slipping in his choice of projects."
		Colette Maude Time Out	"The plot is reasonably entertaining, and Davis handles the action sequences well"

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