Spielberg's Latest Outing in Style

Rating: 9/10 (28 February 2016)

Bridge of Spies is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Tom Hanks, which is the best director-actor duo in history in my opinion. Once again, Tom Hanks is so good as a lawyer who has to defend a Soviet spy during the Cold War. But probably the best performance was Mark Rylance, the man who played the Soviet spy, and he certainly deserves an Oscar nomination. The cinematography is so beautiful and Spielberg perfectly captures the world in 1957.
Most of this movie is conversations between Hanks and others during negotiations or court room scenes. A lot of people can be turned off by this, claiming it's "too boring." But if you like drama with a lot of intrigue about history, you will be engrossed in Bridge of Spies. It is a slow and long movie, so you have to be patient while watching. However, there is a fantastic scene with an airplane that brings energy into the movie.
Bridge of Spies is certainly not one of Spielberg's masterpieces, but it is still a great movie on its own. Bridge of Spies gets an A.