Smashing good show!

Rating: 9/10 (4 January 2016)

This one's a keeper! I will say I have spoilers in here just to be safe, but will try not to include any.
First off, the acting is VERY good. The guy who plays the Russian spy is so dead pan all the time, he just cracked me up. ("Would it help?") And of course, Tom Hanks puts on his usual great performance.
Secondly, the sets and costumes really leave you feeling immersed in the time and place. Well done! I LOVE a movie that can do that!
Thirdly, the plot is really great! A real spell-binder and seemed to - for all the research I can find - follow the true events pretty faithfully. Which really makes me tip my hat to the guy Hanks plays for having such guts to press the limit. To avoid it being a spoiler, that's all I'll say about that.
This is just a very well-done movie. My only criticism would be the hokeyness (SPOILER ALERT PROBABLY FOLLOWS) the U2 pilot being tied to his disintegrating aircraft by his O2 hose. PLEASE!
Other than that, this one's a keeper and a candidate for a DVD buy.