the international

Naomi Watts is very annoying in this film, and every word out of her mouth is a political thriller cliche. no scenes of two people acting together on screen take place until 20 minutes from the end, when Clive Owen and Armin Mueller-Stahl have a conversation. there is one overlong but enjoyable action scene, and an interesting plot appears to unfold during the first half of the film, only to be completely abandoned by the end. overall, disappointing.