
A Muddled ‘Real Ivanov’ Strains for Modern Resonance
By ELYSA GARDNER
|At about the hour mark, ‘Rogue Agent’ crystallizes into a movie both recognizable in terms of plot and disturbingly unpredictable.

In many ways, the act of spying can be seen as the professional form of gaslighting. Spies present false personas in order to ingratiate themselves to other people and ultimately to manipulate and mislead. This is the dramatic territory the new movie “Rogue Agent” explores by directly linking a spy story with the age-old tale of deception and exploitation within a relationship.

By ELYSA GARDNER
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By CARL ROLLYSON
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By BENNY AVNI
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By DANIEL McCARTHY
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By GEORGE WILLIS
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By WILL FRIEDWALD
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By THE NEW YORK SUN
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By THE NEW YORK SUN
|In many ways, the act of spying can be seen as the professional form of gaslighting. Spies present false personas in order to ingratiate themselves to other people and ultimately to manipulate and mislead. This is the dramatic territory the new movie “Rogue Agent” explores by directly linking a spy story with the age-old tale of deception and exploitation within a relationship.
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