Well acted, beautifully photographed, but simply lacking suspense and thrill. Really lacking suspense, because NOTHING happens in this story. Nada.

Rating: 5/10 (10 June 2020)

The problem with this movie is that basically NOTHING happens. It is supposedly a spy "thriller" but without any thrill whatsoever. The story is basically NOTHING else but one long continuous discussion about exchanging a Russian for an American during the start of the Cold War. Over 2 hours of talk, talk, talk between Russian / East German officials and Tom Hanks is rather tedious, to say the least...
The good: it's well acted, for sure. Especially Tom Hanks performs well, but he cant ignite any spark, because this story is incredibly dull.
The bad: the story is dull: There are NO surprising plot turns. There are NO really intense personal drama's. NONE action. NO thrill. What's left? Talk, talk, talk between Tom Hanks and Russian government officials. Tedious. Booooring...