Review of Bridge of Spies (2015) by Yorkman — 29 Dec 2015
Good film, great acting, good story, great direction. Let down by 2 things.
1st is the length, film is way too long and has far too many unnecessary scenes.
2nd is that as a PG-13 (12A) rated film, the production couldn't represent theGood film, great acting, good story, great direction. Let down by 2 things.
1st is the length, film is way too long and has far too many unnecessary scenes.
2nd is that as a PG-13 (12A) rated film, the production couldn't represent the time the film is set in in a realistic manner. Due to restrictions on how smoking/drinking/casual sexism/casual racism can (and actually more importantly can't) be shown... We get a fact-based film, set in a world of complete fiction.
Beyond that, if you can just accept they spent millions on sets/props/locations etc, but then sanitized it to the point of absurdity, then this film is definitely worth a watch.
For me, it's merely another reason to double-check a film's 'rating' before deciding if it's going to recreate a historical period with any accuracy.
This review of Bridge of Spies (2015) was written by Yorkman on 29 Dec 2015.
Bridge of Spies has generally received very positive reviews.
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