OK story, but too long and too slow

Rating: 5/10 (18 January 2017)

This is a movie about spies during the cold war. Main problem was the movie was well over 2 hours with not enough excitement or tension. Plot is Rudolf Abel is arrested for being a Russian spy, I guess he was but never really admits it. Tom Hanks plays James his lawyer. When an US pilot gets captured by the Russians, James makes a play to trade Rudolf for him. He does the dangerous work of even going to Berlin and meeting with Russian and German officials. He learns of a US student whom has been arrested in Berlin, so going against what he's told, he tries to bargain for the student also.
So of course the 2 sides have issues, but in the end James is able to negotiate the release of both US detainees.
FINAL VERDICT: It was OK, but only watch it if you got a lot of time on your hands.