At the Movies

The Quiet American: 3

Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser

A decent movie. Not what I was expecting when I picked it out. I wonder what the movie is that has Caine in it, but in a far more rural, American setting? Cider House?

A British journalist is reporting from Vietnam as the French are being chased out of country. He chances to meet an American aid worker (immediately obvious, somehow, as CIA). Things continue to be uncovered, girlfriends exchanged, etc., until the cause of the dead body is uncovered.

I enjoyed this and thought the performances were well-done. And I see the Caine was nominated for an Oscar.