“Damascus Cover” (*** out of four) was an engrossing adaptation of Howard Kaplan’s 1977 underworld novel updated to the late 1980’s during the fall of the Berlin Wall about an international spy (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) who is sent by his mentor (John Hurt) on a dangerous undercover mission to Syria to find out pertinent information on a world leader and former Nazi (Jurgen Prochnow) and falls in love with a journalist (Olivia Thirlby) whose real identity uncovers real secrets. Well-crafted and well-told story is exceptionally well-cast in all roles, and is particularly recommended for fans of Le Carre and the spy genre. Rhys-Meyers’ best role in a while; Hurt’s final film. He died shortly after this was completed.