Little-Big Men - Mark Rylance and Tom Hanks on the "Bridge Of Spies"

Rating: 8/10 (6 February 2016)

"We little men, we just do our jobs."
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Something innocuous, yet so distinct that it can't be ignored. Rather its valued; perhaps, one of the important outcomes of watching this drama-caper.
Based on the negotiations for American-Soviet spy exchange of "Powers for Abel", and the craftsmanship of American insurance lawyer, James Donovan.
Only when one started to think that it would be a regular, even a little banal-looking account of some Cold War events, it came out to be not just different but a lot better than imagined. Surprisingly comical, this politically paced drama-thriller keeps one hooked for more than usual reasons - which has now become a typical attribute of a Steven Spielberg film, and doesn't stop surprising.
Tom Hanks, with his effortless portrayal of Donovan, and the "staggeringly sharp" Mark Rylance as the Russian Spy Rudolf Abel - remarkably contribute in the film's subtle nod to the spirit of resilience and men of courage. As aptly stated in a Russian phrase for "Standing Man" - of virtue, of missions, of patriotism and of the families.
Watchable, enjoyable, and likable!
Clear 8/10