Review of Bridge of Spies (2015) by Dinojay2 — 03 Mar 2016
Good acting and a very interesting Cold War setting, but found the overall tone disappointingly hokey. What they seemed to want to show as compassion struck me more as a need for attention and self-aggrandizement on the part of Donovan.
The typical sort of sugar-coating you often see in "true" stories. And all the feel-good justification of his big gambles felt like it was more for our benefit than any likely rendition of what actually happened.
Hanks was great, as usual, and Rylance was terrific also, but considering how small and one-dimensional his role was I really have a hard time understanding how it warranted Best Supporting Actor, other than his previous Tony awards.
This review of Bridge of Spies (2015) was written by Dinojay2 on 03 Mar 2016.
Bridge of Spies has generally received very positive reviews.
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