In the long run it falls short of its own tangled ambitions. But Moshe and co. do make these nearly two-and-a-half hours pass in diverting if not terrifically suspenseful fashion.

As a buddy picture, it chokes on relationships; as a heist picture, it fumbles the goods; and as an international geopolitical thriller, it doesn’t come close to sticking a landing.

I suspect Levi was trying to adopt the thousand-yard stare of a traumatized man who’s seen too much violence, but Levi’s so rigid he just looks like he’s frozen, as if a Tyrannosaurus is watching and can sense his every movement.

Think about any reasons that you may want to see "The Fix," and you can find better alternatives anywhere.