“It’s Malkovich’s meatiest role in decades. His slurry, insouciant line readings are imbued with a child’s naughty self-satisfaction, yet we can never be sure how much of this is an act he’s putting on. There’s a wily old spy lurking beneath all the inappropriate outbursts, cunningly aware that this trip is part of a forced retirement plan he might not choose to accept.” – WBUR’s Arts & Culture, 11/04/2026