Step one was to find an anonymous corpse (some mincemeat, if you will). Netflix Wanted to Censor That Delightfully Foul-Mouthed 'Do Revenge' CameoĬhristopher Nolan's Best Shots: 37 Images That Define the Director's Career 'The Crown' Alums Olivia Colman and Claire Foy Pay Tribute to 'Incredible Monarch' Queen Elizabeth II It was an idea straight out of the “Weekend at Bernie’s” school of spycraft. Here’s the gist of it: Desperate to turn the tide of the war, yet painfully aware that German moles were allowing the Nazis to anticipate their every move, two members of the British intelligence service cooked up a ridiculous plan to misdirect their enemy. And unlike “Shakespeare in Love,” much of this story is actually true. This time, their audience is the Nazi intelligence network, and their lead actor is a pissed-off Colin Firth. Except this time, their audience isn’t the Queen of England, a crowd of rowdy peasants, and a pissed-off Colin Firth.
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Around halfway through “Operation Mincemeat” - a busy yet somewhat rousing WWII spy thriller based on the English military scheme of the same name - I began to appreciate why this might be John Madden’s best movie since “Shakespeare in Love”: It’s a story about a bunch of British men (and a smattering of British women) who are trying to stage an elaborate show in the face of escalating crises.
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