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But this is Fassbender were talking about, all gritted teeth, the body of a Greek god.
Wouldnt you clock this guy in a crowd?
Wouldnt his assailant break a toe kicking that six-pack?
Spy thrillersdont get much better thanthis.
The pilot opens with Martians uneasiness returning to his old life after spending so long in the field.
Fassbender sells the conflict with an uneasy stillness betrayed by his persistently searching eyes.
Even alone in the dark of his apartment, Martian cant settle in.
Its as if his original identity, the one he just returned to, is just another temporary cover.
Because as much asThe Agencyhums along on Martians existential drama, its also, quietly, a workplace sitcom.
This is all true toThe Agencys source material.
But the heights ofThe Bureaualso stem from how its so very French.
This context makesThe Agencys near-beat-for-beat closeness to its source material a little curious.
But watching the world around us, its hard not to sense hes being pushed, too.
