A great historical biopic

Rating: 8/10 (3 December 2015)

With the combination of steven Spielberg and tom hanks for this film I had high hopes and this film delivered. The premise of the film sees an insurance lawyer hired to defend a kgb spy and eventually lead an exchange for an American spy. Now tom hanks is one of the best actors to have ever lived and he continues that in this film. I believe that he will be nominated for an Oscar because of his truly heartwarming phenomenal performance. His character was so interesting, quick witted and deep that I was always rooting for him in this film to succeed. But equally as impressive was mark rylance as the Russian spy, this guy was fantastic in his role and his chemistry with hanks was fantastic. However, I felt like there were some missed opportunities like I didn't find hanks family interesting and I also felt like the American pilot didn't have enough about him that made me care. I loved the story of hanks and rylances relationship and how it builds throughout the movie. I also liked the fact that the film has allot of shades of grey which is refreshing in a film likes this. However, I wasn't a fan of the American pilots whole story which made me care less about the overall film. The script is great with the drama and humour being used very well to create or leviate tension. The style of the film was beautiful with some great visual effects and some great tension helped by the camera work and the score. Overall this is a great film that if you are interested in the subject matter you should see.