Covert One: The Hades Factor (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Mick Jackson

Writers (WGA):

Elwood Reid (teleplay)
Robert Ludlum (novel) ...

Release Date:

9 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

While in a retrieve operation of a virus in Berlin, the Covert One agent Rachel Russell is double-crossed...

Plot Keywords:

Female President | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel

Cast

Stephen Dorff	...	Jon Smith
Mira Sorvino	...	Rachel Russel
Blair Underwood	...	Palmer Addison
Sophia Myles	...	Sophie Amsden
Danny Huston	...	Frank Klein
Colm Meaney	...	Peter Howell
Josh Hopkins	...	Bill Griffin
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Steven Haldane
Anjelica Huston	...	President
Rosemary Dunsmore	...	Nancy Langford
Joris Jarsky	...	Tom Fancher
Conrad Dunn	...	Ghalib Hassan
Sergio Di Zio	...	Marty Zeller
Karen Glave	...	Lt. Crowthers
Jonathan Higgins	...	Culver

Runtime:

160 min (2 parts)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | German

Color:

Color

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Goofs:

Factual errors: "Lt. John Smith" an Army physician is incongruous of the facts. Commissioning as a physician begins with them entering as captains.

In the End, the Good Old-Fashioned American Capitalism

While in a retrieve operation of a virus in Berlin, the Covert One agent Rachel Russell (Mira Sorvino) is double-crossed by two dirty agents; she kills them and escapes, trying to find a hiding place and someone to trust to protect the vials. Meanwhile, the former Covert One agent Dr. Jon Smith (Stephen Dorff) is also in Berlin with his beloved fiancée Sophie Amsden (Sophie Myles) participating in a congress. When three persons die with bleeding, the doctors disclose a Hades virus outbreak, an extreme rare Ebola variant. Jon and Sophie return to the USA to research a cure, and Jon discovers a huge combination of bio-terrorism and conspiracy.

"Covert One: The Hades Factor" is a long full of action thriller with conspiracy, terrorism, corruption and betrayal. The complex story is very well-developed along 165 minutes running time and very well acted. Mira Sorvino has specialized in the role of detective or agent, following brilliantly the steps of her father. Stephen Dorff is also excellent and the gorgeous Sophie Myles of "Tristan + Isolde" has a short but effective participation. The conclusion is not predictable but has nor surprised me. In the end, it is a story about the good old-fashioned American capitalism in times of terrorism and intolerance. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): 'O Fator Hades" ("The Hades Factor")