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Rating: 7/10 (25 January 2016)

Bridge of Spies
The biggest difference between American and Russian spies is Americans won't trade military secrets for blue jeans.
Mind you, the only trading transpiring in this drama is that of a human nature.
Hired by the US government to represent accused KGB agent Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance), insurance lawyer James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks) goes on to negotiate Abel's exchange with Russia for a downed U-2 pilot (Jesse Plemons) and an American abroad.
On the home front, Donovan's wife (Amy Ryan) and family are unaware of the dangers he faces on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall.
Scripted by the Coen Brothers, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Bridge of Spies is award bait at its best. But it's also those artists finest hour when balanced with the real- life intrigue of Cold War diplomacies.
Furthermore, for a successful Cold War negotiation, be sure to bring some McDonald's with you.
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