An Uninspired Film By An Unmanageable Director That Drags On And On...

Rating: 5/10 (12 May 2019)

Can Spielberg make a movie that's less than 2 hours anymore? Seriously... WAY TOO LONG!!! And, why, you might ask? Well, because of all of the bad puns and jokes that have no place in a movie like this. Also, because of all of the dead air and space that Spielberg left in the movie for 'effect' (like a clock ticking for 20 seconds to illustrate that Tom Hanks was bored... Thanks.) Oh, and it was also long from all of the interludes filled with terrible orchestral music. Music can make a film, and there were times where the music was as bad as the jokes. No one wants to tell the Legendary Spielberg and Iconic Hanks that less is more, so we are left with a movie that will be forgotten by the next decade.
One bright spot - the scene where Gary Powers' plane gets shot down is brilliant (not a spoiler - it was in your history textbook in 9th grade). Good work, Steve. Still, not a great film.
RealReview Posting Scoring Criteria:
Acting - /1
Casting - 1/1
Directing - 0.5/1
Story - 1/1
Writing/Screenplay - 0.5/1
Total Base Score = 4
Modifiers (+ or -)
Music/Soundtrack: -0.5
Technical Effects/Make Up: 1 (Gary Powers' Plane Being Shot Down)
Total RealReview Rating: 4.5 (reluctantly rounded up to 5 for IMDB)