The major problems with this espionage film is that the actors are too well known to film buffs and the director did not do a good job with scene transitions and editing.. Jennifer Lawrence was the highest paid actress when this film was made and like Jeremy Irons and Charlotte Rampling, she has a certain image in cinema because of previous roles. Unfortunately, for viewers like me, it interferes with depiction of a character.

Jennifer Lawrence rather dispassionate depiction of a Russian agent is actually very good, but my image of an all-American gal gets in the way of enjoying the film. Ditto for Irons and Rampling, two very British actors. It would have been better to cast lesser well-known European actors for greater authenticity. Pairing a star actress with an unknown and uncharismatic unknown male actor was a mistake. Moreover, there is absolutely no tension or chemistry between Dominika and Nate, the two lead characters. The sex scene on the sofa is clumsy and badly done.

The director did not do a very good job of providing smooth transitions between scenes, making the narrative less than ideal. It is an interesting and complex plot that could have been better unfolded. A much tighter script would increase the tension as the film is too long and unnecessarily complicated. It does need a much better editing job, especially at the end where the unexpected ending is not not well done. I was disappointed overall in this film.