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
00:09:46 Every time you answer incorrectly
00:13:26 It is vernal equinox.
00:19:06 or your designated hitters?
00:21:46 no one would be able to tell the difference.
00:28:32 my people have already penetrated their computer.
00:31:54 Maybe you should wait here
00:35:28 is not one.
00:39:01 it is a lifesaver.
00:45:00 Ohh...
00:48:21 Hm?
00:50:58 Who're you calling stupid?
00:54:07 Yeah, they killed some poor son of a bitch
00:56:24 I'm glad we got that sorted out.
00:59:43 Either I call him on the phone
01:02:49 I want you to know what's going on inside that bank.
01:05:10 When an operative is caught in the field...
01:09:13 or have another satellite named after you
01:11:31 Bullshit!
01:13:49 Since when was doing the right thing
01:18:21 You don't get it, Norvid.
01:22:37 She was a flower of--
01:26:49 It wasn't anything personal.
01:32:07 I suggest you lose that thing and hand over the painting.