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Insight into the Special Operations Executive - A Call to Spy review by CP Customer

I enjoyed this film about the social operations executive and the valuable work undertaken by women as spies etc to disrupt the Nazi regime in France.  Had me glued to the screen, the acting from the cast was first rate and I had empathy for the people chosen and traumas they went through to help us win the war.

Dull old-fashioned WW2 drama - A Call to Spy review by Alphaville

This is an old-fashioned British WW2 drama about female spies. We see them being recruited, trained and sent to France. In other words, it’s a by-the-numbers plot. You can almost predict what’s going to happen next. The film opens with a torture scene followed by the dreaded caption Three Months Earlier – always a sign of a film not confident that it’s first act will keep you interested.

It’s based on true stories of brave women and is well-meaning, but that doesn’t make it a good film. Stolid first-time direction by an ex-producer drains every scene of life and gives it a Sunday evening TV drama vibe that makes it disappointingly flat and uninvolving.

Poor dramatisation that doesn't do justice to the women concerned - A Call to Spy review by GP

Appeared to be an american take, budget film, on a a very British subject and only scratches at the surface of the story. Shots of London during the second world war are not convincing (the same american style cars in every shot). The storyline is very shallow and not very gripping and you don't really get to care about the characters. A lot

Overall it was disappointing and, if as it says is based on a true story, then really doesn't do justice to these great women.