Film Review - The Amateur (2025)

The Amateur stars Rami Malek as a CIA Analyst Charlie who is happily married to his wife (Rachel Brosnahan soon to be Lois Lane in James Gunn’s Superman) when she goes to London for a business trip but sadly she is killed in a terrorist attack there and Charlie wants to find the people responsible for her death.

The Amateur is a good old fashioned steak, mash and peas style thriller that I liked for the most part and the first reason why is Rami Malek, he has always been a good actor and here is no exception as the determination to avenge his wife’s murder begins to show more and more as he devises more and more ingenious ways to hunt down the killers and evade the CIA at the same time begins to show more and more as the film goes on, Lawrence Fishburne is also very fun in a supporting role and its good to see him as well.

As for Rachel Brosnahan, watching her in this movie I thought to myself “She is going to be a damn good Lois Lane” (though whether she will be as good as the late great Margot Kidder remains to be seen) as she was very good in her small role here and had a lot of that sass and quickness and heart that you want in a Lois Lane portrayal, I also enjoyed seeing Catriona Balfe in a small role as well.

And so that was the Amateur and it’s a good solid thriller anchored by a good cast, 3 out of 5.