When a post-coital Mieke (Lily James) informs the Nazi spy (Jai Courtney) in her bed that she’s a Jew, what else is there for him to say but “I’m not.” That kind of pillow talk is just one of the more refreshing dialog exchanges in this rousing, old fashioned espionage drama. We begin at the dawn of World War II with Courtney sent to Holland to infiltrate the home of exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II (Christopher Plummer) and sniff out a Dutch resistance worker. Director David Leveaux and screenwriter Simon Burke gracefully skirt the pitfalls generally inherent in exploiting a romance between a Jewess and a Nazi. Plummer’s Kaiser fluctuates with the greatest of ease between the character’s proud sense of stateliness and the mercurial temper that frequently sabotages it. A good German isn’t always indicative of a good Nazi; the mounting anxiety surrounding a visit from Heinrich Himmler (Eddie Marsan) reveals the 87-year-old actor forever at the top of his game. (2016) — Scott Marks
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