The good
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Intriguing central premise of what the “Charm School” is. I won’t explain that here to avoid spoilers, but it’s a fun and somewhat disturbing idea.
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Some fun espionage and political intrigue in the Cold War era.
The not so good
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Most of the characters feel like flat stereotypes rather than full, 3-dimensional human beings. The men are all super solders, super spies, super heroes, or super villains; the women are all beautiful and little more than trophies to sleep with and fight for.
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Some of the speeches on Communism vs Democracy and the Soviet Union vs the USA are a bit silly.
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The premise is interesting, but the plot doesn’t make great use of it.
Rating: 3 stars
Yevgeniy Brikman
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