Rami Malek and Laurence Fishburne break down their new CIA spy thriller "The Amateur" and reflect on feeling underestimated in their own lives.

As played by Rami Malek in “The Amateur,” this desk nerd uses his knowledge of an agency coverup to try to blackmail superiors into letting him have a go at fieldwork. Sure, responds the senior officer.

The Amateur” expertly explores its premise, making it one of the better spy movies in years. The new Rami Malek-starrer has enough chase and fight sequences to qualify as an action movie (and a well-executed one,