“Beirut” (**1/2 out of four) was a well-made but empty melodrama about a CIA operative (Jon Hamm) who is sent into Beirut to negotiate with terrorists in the midst of a civil war to bring back a friend being held hostage who he left behind. Intriguing and compelling for a while but story never shifts into high-grade and takes off. Remains watchable due to good production, striking music score from John Dempsey, and good supporting work from Rosamund Pike. Written by Tony Gilroy but this cannot measure up to his “Bourne” movies which this often recalls.