Steven Spielberg is no stranger to period stories, nor to asking the audience to think about an event. With Bridge of Spies he is at it again, but rather than giving us just one film, he gives us two, first a courtroom tale and then a spy drama. However, neither of them is great because there simply isn't enough time to given to either one.
Starting in 1957, Bridge of Spies features Tom Hanks as lawyer James B. Donovan. In the first portion of the movie, Donovan is tasked with the thankless job of defending suspected spy, Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance). Then, in the second portion of the movie, Donovan must go to Germany to try to swap Abel for a downed American pilot, Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell), who is being held by the Russians.
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Starting in 1957, Bridge of Spies features Tom Hanks as lawyer James B. Donovan. In the first portion of the movie, Donovan is tasked with the thankless job of defending suspected spy, Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance). Then, in the second portion of the movie, Donovan must go to Germany to try to swap Abel for a downed American pilot, Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell), who is being held by the Russians.
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