War is loaming for England. In London, jewel thief Eddie Chapman (Christopher Plummer) uses self-made explosives to blow up safes proclaiming to be the Gelignite Gang. He goes to the popular holiday location Jersey Islands and gets arrested by the police. After ten months in solitary, the Germans occupy the islands. He offers his services to the Nazis.
Apparently, this is a true story... sorta. Plummer is playing him like James Bond. It would be more compelling for him to be a darker criminal with murky morality. In the real story, the Germans are completely taken by him which is so dumb. Of course, nothing is more unbelievable than true life. The problem is that this is an unbelievable story. It's hard to see why they would trust this man. As a movie, the story unfolds in a series of unconvincing incidents. Tension is limited. It's all rather flat.
Apparently, this is a true story... sorta. Plummer is playing him like James Bond. It would be more compelling for him to be a darker criminal with murky morality. In the real story, the Germans are completely taken by him which is so dumb. Of course, nothing is more unbelievable than true life. The problem is that this is an unbelievable story. It's hard to see why they would trust this man. As a movie, the story unfolds in a series of unconvincing incidents. Tension is limited. It's all rather flat.