Top Five Mistakes Spies Make

1- They hold meetings with the blinds open.

Yes, you chose a warehouse. Nice job. You chose an abandoned floor for your makeshift office. Again, well done. Becoming a spy is no easy matter, so why on earth do you leave the blinds open? Jason Bourne has already followed you this far. Now you're just making this easy on him.

2- They get caught up in romantic complications.

I know you want me to put James Bond at the top of this list. I know you do. But I'm not just talking about sleeping with a beautiful woman who will inevitably become your downfall because she only looks out for herself. No, I want to address the other side of romantic complications - the ball and chain at home. Agent Harry Tasker spies on his wife, thinking she's having an affair and, voila, chaos ensues.

3- They go anywhere near a Russian.
Or Italian for that matter. I feel like writing something about the portrayal of Russians in film pretty soon, so be on the look out for that blog.

4- They pursue a mission that has already been aborted.
Tom Cruise, I'm looking right at you, buddy.

5- They believe it when an agent tells them that he/she will come alone.
This is the oldest lie in the book! Someone go count the number of spies this has killed in the movies.