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Are there any old-fashioned spi ...
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"I was jogging the other day, listening to Filmcouch #97, and the boys on the program asked whether there are any movies being made in the old spy genre anymore. Pure spy movies, as I think they put it. Or are we now left with, through evolutionary Hollywood transmogrification, only action spies (Bourne), humorous spoofy spies (Powers), and a few self-referential takes on the old genre, viz., The Constant Gardener.So for a few blocks I mentally recapitulated the efflorescence of the spy genre in the Sixties, as I remember it. Fleming, who started it all when JFK told an interviewer that he read the Bond books before bed at night, Len Deighton (Michael Caine as Quiller), the Flint movies. Richard Burton in the first La Carre effort.Then I spent a couple of blocks coming up with the following list:Spy Kids (2001, 2002)
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Breach (2007)
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"Based on a true story. It seems as though the multiplexes have been chock-full of these types of movies in recent months. It's not uncommon for studios and scriptwriters to rip their stories right out of the newspapers, but eventually enough is enough. This story, about real-life FBI spy Robert Hanssen and the man who brought him down, doesn't give us the answers to life nor does it tip the scales against real story movies. Better than that, it entertains and rivets, which is all we can really ask of a movie. Eric O'Neill (Ryan Phillippe) is summoned to FBI headquarters on a Sunday morning to be "re-tasked." He is given a new assignment: ride the desk of respected agent Hanssen (Chris Cooper). There have been problems between him and female subordinates; he is, what Kate Burroughs (Lara Linney) calls, a sexual deviant, posting on pornographic websites and the like. But there is more to the story: eventually, Eric and his wife Juliana are treated like family by the Hanssens, bringi ... "
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"A "serious" spy movie. Thankfully, I didn't know much more than the basis of the Robert Hanssen investigation, so the story was new and fresh. Chris Cooper deserves a nomination for his portrayal of Hanssen. "
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Breach (2007)
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"Breach is a pretty good example of how to do an understated, non-explosion driven espionage movie. While I would say it spends way too much time on the (tad ridiculous) self-impossed moral delimas faced by Ryan Phillipe's character it is an interesting procedural film. Chris Cooper looks throughout the film like a dog that is just mad at it the world. Caroline Dhavernas has a more or less thankless role as Phillipe's wife, to whom he JUST. CAN'T tell the truth of his assignment. Laura Linney, usually a shining star in any movie she's in, looks like she's just trying to rush through her scenes so she can get back to her trailer. The movie works more often than not, though and is worth a rental. "
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Breach rocks
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"Breach is amazing. Showing that you don't have to have a lot of flash to be tight and tense. Chris Cooper ("The Bourne Ultimatum") is rock solid as FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who is under investigation for selling secrets to the Soviets. Ryan Phillippe ("Flags of Our Fathers")'s up-and-coming agent is assigned to spy on Hanssen. And the mind games and power plays begin. Based on actual events, this film is very interesting. One of the best of 2007, thus far. "
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Breach
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"This movie disappointed me. I thought it was going to be an action packed thriller. Instead it drug on and was very boring. The only thing good about this movie was Eric played by Ryan Phillippe. "
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Acting Between the Lines
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"Robert Hanssen will go down in history as one of the biggest traitors the U.S. has ever known. This betrayal can be measured in both lives and dollars (billions to be exact). His breach of U.S. security by selling secrets to the Soviet Union leaves behind a legacy of damage to the U.S. intelligence community which will take years to mend. BREACH (the story of Hanssen's tracking and arrest) is told from a more personal point of view. Chris Cooper plays F.B.I. agent Hanssen as a wounded lion. He brings a sympathetic, yet sickly quality to the part. Hanssen is a man whose appetite for sexual deviancy and machiavellianism has been well documented but here he is also portrayed as devout and idealistic. Ryan Phillippe plays Eric O'Neill, the young F.B.I. operative whose ambition to become an agent unwittingly leads him into a cat and mouse game with this notorious figure. The assignment causes problems in O'Neill's marriage and makes him second guess the wisdom of ... "
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"I couldn't be more excited of writting my thoughts on this great film. Breach is definitely not what you would consider an ordinary thriller. There are no huge explossions, carchases, karate kicks, etc. However, you are on the edge of your seat throughout the whole movie, being drawn to it by the incredible story of one traitor and his pursuit.This movie wouldn't be what it is without the amazing portrayal of Robert Hansen that Chris Cooper made. He really grabs you with a very subtle but intense performance. Film after film where he is in, really reinforces my belief that he is one of the best actors we have today. This movie is about intensity. The intensity you can feel within Hanssen as he is closing a chapter of continuos betrayal to his country, which has expanded for several years. The intensity of the investigation and pursuit by the Bureau's team lead by a very focused performance by Laura Linney. And the main relationship between Hanssen and Eric O'Neil, who was portrayed ... "
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Incredibly honest
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"I thought this film was a great adaptation of a true story. With a political suspense movie, I expected another cliche around every corner, but the film held my suspense, and the payoff was something worth watching. Chris Cooper gives an amazing performance, as well as Laura Linney. Ryan Phillippe, who I usually disslike as an actor, was perfectly cast in this role. The traitor in this film, played by Chris Cooper, is such a complex character for an antagonist. The film really gives him a human element that continually makes you feel sorry for him, and sometimes even look up to him. Which makes you feel torn at the end, but with such satisfaction. The film does lack in color and style, which makes it drag sometimes. And Billy Ray's directing leaves something to be desired. But, it demands respect, in that; it is not just another hollywood political movie, but rather it tells a fascinating story. "
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Breach
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"The film is slow at times and seems to not give you all the detail you may want. As you watch it and remember that it is based on a true story it makes you think. How easy would it be to do this, and is this still happening in the FBI today? I knew next to nothing on this case and felt I should have heard more. It was interesting for me to go home and find a number of articles written in 2001 on this story of Robert Hanssen and how he was given such power to find the traitor with in the Bureau who was himself. Now sure I will buy this film but I would watch it again. "
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