A Call to Spy

"Pilcher has assembled a crew that delivers elegant work (...) It’s the characters and their portrayers who earn the emotional investment" 

"The film’s attempts are good, but the sometimes heavy-handed dialogue and stilted character development make it difficult to fully appreciate the quality of the narratives." 

"Pilcher and Thomas make much out of the film’s 124-minute running time (...) It’s never slack when it comes to energy, and Hall’s life alone could easily inspire its own film." 

"The film suffers, perhaps, from straddling too many worlds at once, and there’s a notable lack of urgency at times (...) It’s refreshing to come at the spy genre from a different angle" 

"Disappointingly, it is far more interesting than it is engaging, and the inevitable simplifications of all three fascinating, complicated women make the characters less intriguing than their real-life counterparts (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)" 

"'A Call to Spy' is undone by spy-thriller clichés and historical liberties. Because its focus is so split, the film lacks the pervasive sense of danger one expects from a spy thriller (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)" 

"A Call to Spy has a stolid pacing that makes you feel every minute of its two-hours-plus running time. But it’s still an interesting story (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"