No Way Out / Company Business

Gene Hackman double feature for a great price.No Way Out (1987) features Kevin Kostner as U.S. Navy officer hired to work as a personal clandestine spy for U.S. Secretary of Defense played by Gene Hackman. What the two do not know is that both of them are in love with the same woman...a dispute erupts that transpires into a cover up search for a murderer/Russian spy who is accused of... Very intriguing and tense plot-line; however, unrealistic. What I like most about the film is the tension, which reminded me of another film with similar rising tension, namely: Out of Time (2003). The ending came as a surprise to me...who knew?Company Business (1991) starting Hackman as a retired CIA-agent called by one of his friends from the agency to handle an exchange betweenspies, which goes haywire. Mikhail Baryshnikov plays the ex-Soviet spy who is to be exchanged...but instead befriends Hackman's character...and the two become fugitives sought after by both CIA and FSB (former KGB). I really enjoyed the second half of the film, which takes place in Europe, specifically Berlin and Paris. The sequences shot on the streets of Paris and on top of the Eiffel Tower are the best ones.Also, I could not help but notice that Mr. Baryshnikov physically resembles a famous West German actor Klaus Kinski...perhaps the former is an illegitimate son of Kinski who was born 22 years before Baryshnikov.

I had already seen this movie on TV and liked it. Still like it on video. Haven't watched Company Business, in fact failed to notice it was included. Have to do that! However, I've seldom been disappointed in anything Gene Hackman has done, and Kevin Kostner was very good in this role too. It was well plotted, a good mystery, and multiple character's study, to the end. Plus, there were not too many characters to study, which I like in a story. The action present was present, no special effects, which I also appreciate, as well as the fact that the drama was drama, not articially created with music, or screen darkening, swearing, shouting, etc.I'm referring to the DVD version of the film.

DVD works great and both movies were great.

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If you like movies with subplots, suspense, and twists and turns, No Way Out is for you. I had to watch the movie twice to figure out how some of the actions tied together. Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman work well together and create a very enjoyable movie. The supporting actors are also very good in their roles. The movie is violent but does not show a lot of the graphic violence. Due to the sexuality, I do not recommend for 14 and under. Very good movie that leads in many directions and are never quite sure what will happen.

my mother in law wanted a copy of this movie, no way out, she will love both films when I send them to her on her birthday next month. She says this is the best role that Kevin Costner ever played and she adores Gene Hackman...a win win for me.

Good price too. Thrillers with spies. A glimpse of our Sean Young in No way out. Gene Hackman always good as usual. What's happening with our taxes at the government level if any of this is plausible or even true! Sedate and a bit dated compared to the extreme tempo of the Bourne series, IMHO. But the Bourne series is extreme, too much maybe.

Gene Hackman is my favorite as is Samuel L Jackson, they are not afraid to work... and now I have a tremendous collection of their interpretations... what a nice retirement for me!

Movie was excellent however it was not for region 4. But when I inserted the DVD in the television set it played successfully.