THE AMATEUR MOVIE REVIEW | THE AFTERNOON TUNE. Hello, tune squad! On this episode of The Afternoon Tune, Josh and Dusk review the Rami Malek film The Amateur. In The Amateur, Rami Malek plays a CIA cryptographer whose fiancée is killed in a terrorist attack. After the agency fails to act against the perpetrators, he takes matters into his own hands. Driven by grief and rage, he forces his way into the field — despite having no formal training — to track down and exact revenge on those responsible. The story explores the tension between duty and vengeance, personal loss, and the ethical lines crossed in the world of espionage.