Something like The Devil Wears Prada for boys, Breach boasts terrific acting, a deftly written screenplay, and all the visual pizzazz of a made-for-cable movie.
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02/27/07
Breach (2007)
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Reviews Counted:170
Fresh:142
Rotten:28
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Powered by Chris Cooper's masterful performance, Breach is a tense and engaging portrayal of the FBI's infamous turncoat.
Theatrical Release:31-08-2007
Synopsis: Chris Cooper (ADAPTATION) gives a remarkable performance as complicated and bitter FBI agent Robert Hanssen in BREACH. Hanssen is a computer specialist who, after 25 years of service, is put under... [More]
Starring: Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Kathleen Quinlan, Laura Linney
Director: Billy Ray
Reviews for Breach
We get bits and pieces of Hanssen's personality -- his suspiciousness, his need to test everyone around him, his dual penchants for both rage and self-righteousness, and his condescending arrogance -- but it never fully comes together.
02/27/07
It's spy vs. spy in the new thriller "Breach," though only one spy knows that something truly is afoot. The other is left to suspect, with the film's formidable tension mounting from his growing suspicion.
02/26/07
...a showcase for its two main actors.
02/25/07
A riveting fact-based drama about an American spy who betrayed his country and at the same time was a devout Catholic.
02/25/07
The "big picture" Hanssen sees is informed by deep convictions regarding patriotism and ethical order. It's the same picture his fellows see, just slightly adjusted.
02/24/07
It's a daunting task, but Ray manages to keep the entire affair focused on unraveling thread after thread of Hanssen.
02/23/07
Chris Cooper playing the traitor Robert Hanssen is most of the show. He gets an excellent opportunity to show off his fine talent as a very strange man who is a mass of contradictions.
02/23/07
(Chris Cooper)is the principal reason why this unspectacular, low-key study of the Hanssen national security fiasco is so effective.
02/23/07
Breach follows The Good Shepherd as the second outstanding spy-thriller released by Universal within the last two months. Shepherd was terrific. Breach is even better.
02/22/07
Cooper [works] hard to provide any psychological subtext to the story behind the headlines.
02/21/07
Breach is a very good film with a lot of strong elements; had it exploited those elements a little more, it would have been a great film.
02/21/07
Compulsory viewing.
02/21/07
A compelling character study of a man whose ego took down his career, and very nearly much more.
02/21/07
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02/21/07
It’s stunning how much drama Breach is able to evoke with only a few, angry words.
02/21/07
[I]f writer/director Billy Ray was looking for someone to show how the in-over-his-head O'Neill contrasted the wily Hanssen, Phillippe ends up being a perfect choice.
02/20/07
The script is intelligent and Ray's direction solid...Performances are top-notch, especially from Cooper...and the low-key cinematography and music serve the material well.
02/20/07
The cast exquisitely play the complete and complex characters with Chris Cooper at the top of his game.
02/19/07
Cooper is superb, hard as granite, dense as an imploding black hole.
02/19/07
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