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A spy navigates the precarious terrain of love and survival during an undercover mission in Syria.
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| VarietyJoe LeydonUnfortunately, Berk’s movie is too plodding and predictable to generate anything more than a modest level of suspense; worse, it lacks enough excitement to qualify even as instantly forgettable popcorn entertainment. |
| Tolucan TimesTony Medley...an acceptably tense spy thriller...Considering this indie was shot on a $5 million budget, it's well done with atmospheric locations shots. |
| Shockya.comHarvey S. KartenCasablanca, Morocco is a more interesting character than anyone in this picture. |
| CinemalogueTodd Jorgenson... a James Bond or Jason Bourne wannabe that lacks suspense and becomes more tedious with each eye-rolling twist. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe serviceable but astonishingly generic Damascus Cover features the usual political-thriller tropes — tough but haunted protagonist, zigzag of foreign locales, rival spies, arcane twists, shifting allegiances, wedged-in romance — without adding much that feels unique or exciting. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawThe twist ending is muddled, and has a rather bland and emollient equivalence between intelligence agencies. |
| The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonSadly, Berk’s stale screenplay simply lacks the heft or depth to lift it above third-hand homage to earlier, better, smarter films. |
| Slant MagazineDerek SmithThe film trots out thinly conceived villains and a murky plot twists that leave crucial details needlessly shrouded in mystery. |
| Film ThreatJoshua SpeiserOn the surface, [Cover] had a lot going for it: from the cast to the art direction to the verisimilitude of long-lived hostilities. But, particularly in the shadow of the incredible humanitarian crisis, the film felt like a series of missed opportunities. |
| New York TimesHelen T. VerongosAs one Syrian character tells another, “Timing is everything in this business,” and timing is only one flawed aspect of this uneven movie. |