Review of Breach (2007) by Markm. — 17 Jun 2007
Chris Cooper is wasted in this movie, a fascinating real-life tale which relegates his character, Hansen, the FBI traitor, to a supporting role. The wooden Ryan Phillipe, a fresh-faced pretty boy protagonist, just doesn't have the chops to sell his role as a wannabe FBI agent.
Equally awful is the (usually good) Laura Linney, who substitutes clipped speech and salty jargon in lieu of projecting any real authority. These two are miscast, but in many ways the real problem is script.
The plotting fails to make anything of Hansen's actual breach, telling but not showing anything of it.
This review of Breach (2007) was written by Markm. on 17 Jun 2007.
Breach has generally received positive reviews.
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