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An Acceptable Loss

An Acceptable Loss (The Pages)

2019

Joe Chappelle

Tika Sumpter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Tavassoli, Deanna Dunagan ...

4.5

268

Action. Thriller She was the ultimate patriot. Now, what she knows could bring down the government. Libby Lamm (Tika Sumpter) is a former top national security advisor who, while working with Rachel Burke (Jamie Lee Curtis), a ruthless, steely-willed political veteran, signed off on a controversial military action that was supposed to end the war on terror. The problem: thousands died under false pretenses. Haunted by what she knows, Libby sets out to ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"This talky, ham-fisted effort proves particularly disappointing because it should have been much better than it is."	NEG
United States	Wes Greene Slant	"It’s difficult not to get swept up in 'An Acceptable Loss’s' technical virtuosity. The film’s propulsive narrative is nothing if not efficient (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Teo Bugbee The New York Times	"The plot is as lackluster ideologically as the picture is visually (...) [It lacks] style and substance."	NEG
United States	David Edelstein Vulture	"'An Acceptable Loss' is just so-so, but Jamie Lee Curtis is fascinating"	NEU

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