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Monday, November 2, 2015

Bridge of Spies


















LOGAN ***1/2
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks team up yet again in "Bridge of Spies," a historical thriller about an American attorney acting as a negotiator between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.  Tom Hanks gives one of his classic, everyman performances that makes his character easy to root for because he's such a great actor.  Besides that, there is a lot of talking in this movie.  It's similar to Spielberg's last film, "Lincoln," in that sense.  However, like Lincoln, the pacing of the movie is solid, it keeps you on the edge of your seat, and the screenwriting is great (from the Coen brothers), and provides some very intense moments and some light-hearted moments as well.  Some of the movie can seem pretty long, it especially the drags at the end and without John Williams, the music doesn't leave much of an impact.  But the directing is superb by the great Steven Spielberg.  This is a must-see movie.

BRYCE ***
CHASE ***
LANDON ***1/2

BANGERANG SCORE: ***

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