The Listening

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The Listening ★½ 2006 (R)

Confusing thriller, set in 1999 in Rome, about global audio surveillance and corporate shenanigans. NSA official James (Parks) is after the perps who stole sensitive software. The trail leads to an unwitting Francesca (Sansa), who may become collateral damage if James can't prevent it. 103m/C DVD . GB IT Michael Parks, Maya Sansa, Andrea Tidona, James Parks; D: Giacomo Martelli; W: Giacomo Martelli, Inigo Dominguez, Ricardo Brun; C: Eric Maddison; M: Christian Kusche-Tomasini.

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