God bless America as we show justice to the world.

Rating: 3/10 (9 October 2016)

Predictable stuff from Hollywood - shallow and very disappointing. Spielberg doing a kids version of a spy story. Poor Tom Hanks goes to Berlin to save the world from communism, and rescues the youth of America. And all he gets is the sniffles. Violins on the bridge, before dawn, for goodness sake. Given the accolades, I was hoping for something more suited for an adult audience. Rylance is a good actor, but that doesn't make it a good film, just watchable when he is in the scene. And those poor kids of Hank's - subject to such hatred because big daddy stood up for justice and the American flag. It isn't even interesting from the historic recreation of New York - just a demonstration of how much money can be spent on a movie that really doesn't tell much of a story. There could have been more depth, and less devotion to period drama. And the script was pretty dire at many points - dialogue when no words were needed at all.