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Starring:
Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney, Caroline Dhavernas, Gary Cole, Dennis Haysbert, Kathleen Quinlan, Bruce Davison, Jonathan Potts, Scott Gibson, David Huband, Catherine Burdon, Tom Barnett, Jonathan Watton, Tom Barnett, Courtenay J. Stevens
Directed By:
Billy Ray
Written By:
William Rotko, Adam Mazer
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Breach (2007)
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Tight "intellectual" thriller
One reviewer describes Chris Cooper's Robert Hanssen as having a "heavy dose of arrogance and a shifty, sneaky piety," and as "something of a jerk." Further "He's suspicious, disdainful of superiors and his new aide, and a little too-willing to break the rules."
It sounds like the reviewer is a big fan of those public servants who "don't rock the boat," and plod along until they collect their pension. Me, I am a fan of the character Cooper played and thought Hanssen to be the ideal public servant.
Now, that is not to dismiss what he did. He was a spy and deserved to be caught. Breach is the story of how that happened, and it was a real delight. Cooper was magnificent, and I look forward to seeing him again in The Kingdom. Laura Linney was equally good, even though we did not get to see as much of her. I have only seen Ryan Phillippe in two movies before this, and I do not recall him in either one. His character here is equally memorable.
Don't get me wrong; I am a huge fan of the Bourne trilogy, and love what Matt Damon is doing on screne with that work, but sometimes I like my espionage in a British vien - psychological, suspenseful, and, dare I say it, intellectual, rather that a constant steam of explosions and car chases. Breach fits the bill and was a satisfying excursion.
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