If any filmmaker
could make me like a movie about the Cold War, Steven Spielberg is
the one who could do it. And he did. “Bridge of Spies” is a
perfectly fine Cold War thriller. It's a film that is competently
made and rather entertaining and thankfully leaves out the stuffiness
that was so present in “Lincoln” and “War Horse.” Even if
Spielberg hasn't made a film that's taken place in modern day since
2005's “War of the Worlds” I'm at least thankful that he's still
a master of Hollywood filmmaking. All of his modern Spielbergian
touches are there from beams of light in smokey rooms, family
dynamics, to impeccably timed moments of cinematic suspense. The only
thing here that stands out as something radically different is Thomas
Newman's terrific score. At least we know we'll be comforted knowing
another composer could easily fill John Williams shoes. “Bridge of
Spies” feels like what the dramatic period pieces “War Horse”
and “Lincoln” should have been but weren't: flat-out
entertaining.
I don't know a lot
about the Cold War, and not that I want to point the finger of blame,
but I never remember getting much beyond World War II in any of my
school history classes. The fifties and sixties were a somewhat
fascinating and terrifying time in the United States. There was
political upheaval eventually but mostly there was a level of fear in
the country at the time. Fear of an unseen enemy: communism. People
feared Russia and their political ideology. Unfortunately, not much
has really changed today. There's still a high level of fear that
permeates our society, though the enemy has changed significantly.
Spielberg has crafted a glorious recreation of the time period right
down to kids being shown how to prepare for a nuclear attack.
In “Bridge of
Spies” Mark Rylance plays Rudolf Abel who is arrested in Brookyn,
New York on suspicions that he's a Russian spy. Tom Hanks is James
Donovan, a lawyer who's asked to represent Abel in a trial. Donovan
and Abel have a fascination relationship in that both men respect
each other even if they are both “enemies.” Later, after a US spy
plane pilot (played by Austin Stowell) is shot down over enemy
territory, Donovan is tasked with making a deal to make a prisoner
exchange. “Bridge of Spies” is like two stories in one. The first
half largely focuses on Donovan and dealing with representing someone
seen as a traitor and enemy of his country. The second half of the
film focuses on Donovan as he's forced to go into enemy territory to
help facilitate the prisoner exchange, which brims with suspense.
Spielberg has easily
crafted one of his finest films since 2005's “Munich.” The film
has that prestige factor with big stars and its finely crafted period
setting, but there's an entertaining air about it and a sense of
humor and humanity that surprisingly pervades the film. Credit
writers Joel and Ethan Coen for their top notch screenplay
contributions to Matt Charman's script, which, like many films made
today, is based on a true story. It's also one of those “serious”
Spielberg films that isn't pervasively violent for shock value. This
is a film you could show in a high school history class without
parental objections; and best of all, it's actually entertaining.
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