Pretty good

Rating: Null/10 (16 June 2016)

I'm not sure what caused me to pick up "Bridge of Spies" when I found a Blu-ray copy of it at my library, since its length and the fact that it had Tom Hanks (an actor who usually gives me annoyance) seemed to be obstacles. But I'm glad I did. While the movie is long (140 minutes), credit director Steven Spielberg for making the package chug along fairly briskly, while at the same time showing that the world of espionage in real life is often a lot of work and not flashy business. The acting is also pretty good; even I had to admit that Tom Hanks does a pretty good job here, giving his character a kind of everyman feel that gives him sympathy.
The only real flaw that the movie has is that it doesn't go into depth enough with some key details - namely the backstory of both Soviet spy Rudolf Abel and American pilot Francis Gary Powers. Now, I actually knew a lot about their real life stories before watching the movie, so I was able to fill in the blanks. But I suspect most viewers will know little to nothing about both men before watching the movie, so they may be scratching their heads every so often. However, I will admit devoting more time to these real life individuals may have made the movie overlong. So you may want to research both individuals before watching this movie.