The Operative
2001 · 98 MIN · IMDB 4.2 · 363 VOTES · DIR. Robert Lee
Overview
As if eleven years in the toughest prison in a Soviet labor camp weren't enough, ex-CIA agent Alec Carville is forced to commit a crime after returning to his hometown of Boston by the Russian mafia, which has incriminating material against him. Carville is to steal a valuable painting from a bank. Clever as they are, the Russian mobsters have taken advantage of the strange coincidence that Carville bears a striking resemblance to the owner of the painting, the eccentric young millionaire Grady. However, the mafia's meticulous preparations fail in one - crucial - respect: they did not expect Grady and Carville to meet in the bank, but they do. As a result, total chaos breaks out...
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00:02:44 When I said the earth was moving
00:09:51 that's a strike.
00:13:42 But I suppose...
00:19:22 The drugs they were giving you were replaced with a placebo.
00:22:14 Easy for you to do.
00:29:16 Carville?
00:32:41 I am going to need to see some picture ID
00:36:37 Thank you.
00:41:37 What kinda cheap parlor trick is this?
00:46:37 What's the story?
00:49:42 Officer, if you'll just call my hotel, the Excelsior
00:53:04 Quick, go! Go! Go!
00:55:17 See, I used to work for him too, Grady...
00:58:27 Alec, come in.
01:01:30 You had your chance.
01:04:11 and I'm ex-CIA.
01:07:52 So when I escaped from the institution
01:10:51 I chose you for this job
01:13:20 Are you kidding?
01:17:21 Take this and head for the vault.
01:22:16 No...
01:26:35 Too many years of budget cuts and new world order.
01:31:44 and you can take your base.
01:36:43 Thank you for my Spring.