Safe-Mode

Rating: 6/10 (30 November 2015)

I recall a time when SS would push the boundaries of film making. That was then.
Whilst being a very good and well scripted affair it's not what you might call a thriller...no particular tension to speak of as even without a history lesson you know the outcome .
All cast do a brilliant job and direction and production is top notch...I don't think I have ever seen a movie with more of a cold war feel about it...especially set direction..one would think it was filmed via a time capsule.
Lot of talk of American propaganda but that's a lot of rubbish..everybody was scared at the time and were cautious.
Just a word about tom Hanks...he seems to have found a director who knows how to get the best out of him...never rated him much till SS got him to act his soul out in " Saving Private Ryan".
Mark Rylance runs the whole show with his beyond excellent portrayal of a paper soldier in a non contact war of mis-guided hatred and was a pleasure to watch.Not since Micheal Keaton in "Birdman" have I enjoyed such a performance.
The only down is the direction was very safe and never gave the audience any real feel of threat or tension.
All in all not a SS classic but well above average.