Mark Kermode reviews Bridge Of Spies

[@flok.8317]

Great review. Loved the comment about sinking in a comfortable leather armchair. The film does have that high caliber of fantastic writing, cast, directing... It's quasi-perfect!

[@MrAkashvj96]

Slick, smooth & beautifully directed. This is worth watching.

[@nomoney181]

I am somewhat excited to see this motion picture film projected onto the screen of a cinematic establishment

[@alyxi]

I have clicked the computer icon of an extended-thumb pointing upward, in signification of tacit approval of your youtube comment

[@relinquis]

cinematic film... a lesson to all of the contemporary filmmakers who seem to think that cinema is just large-scale TV. the first couple of scenes alone are more cinematic than half of the golden globe nominees this year.

[@Kitsua]

I absolutely adored this film. Just loved every minute of it, could talk about it for hours. Masterful film by masterful filmmakers.

[@lukepalmer4200]

Really loved it. Enjoyed every second

[@jibberjabberman]

i am really looking forward to seeing this motion picture film projected in cinema

[@1porter]

I thought it was wonderful. A great way of telling what is already a fascinating story. Maybe it was middle of the road, but that's fine as long as the characters and the storyline are engaging, and this certainly had all that.

[@mugwump539]

Just watched it now, haven't before because didn't think it was my 'thing', after 2 minutes was hooked until the end Also never new it was co-written by the Cohen brothers (love 'em) or based on a true story, made it all the better, very pleasantly suprised!

[@notabot835]

It's very good- one of the best of the year.

[@iaimtofly]

+A.L. B.A.M.A I disagree with you albama.

[@theresechristiansen9769]

Interesting: I loved The Lives of Others but disliked Schindler's List as "a gimmicky attempt at horror and genocide". I haven't seen it since it appeared on screen. I expect I should watch it again! It's well reviewed. Must give it another chance. Well aware I'll be screamed at. Go right ahead.

[@rick694uk]

I watched this recently and fully agreed with Kermode's comments. It was a film I didn't fancy watching, but was so glad I did and felt greatly rewarded for doing so. Funny though how those clowns on Film 2015, primarily the guest member gave a very sniffy review. I'm old enough to remember when THAT show was as worth watching as much as the good doctors excellent reviews.

[@themac3116]

I am really looking forward to seeing this.

[@bwoahviously]

Terrific movie. Love the comic edge of it as well. The Coens are mostly responsible for that, but there's some witty editing choices which I found very interesting as well. Top class filmmaking, and the performances are perfect

[@martinchitembo5688]

I knew that bridge of spies would be great when Steven Spielberg took it on but did see it been phenomenal,one of the few movies I have seen more than ten times and play some scenes here and there most of the times.

[@FRIDAY8BALL]

Looking forward to seeing this....

[@driftsolstice3685]

I don't think the film is about the importance of the constitution or civil rights. That's only one scene. If Donovan had won the case, and defeated the show trial, then Abel would have been freed and the rest of the film wouldn't have happened at all. To me the film is actually more about the importance of sticking to your conscience even if you have to defy the people around you. It's not about what the cause is, or why you should stick to it. The film shows that the people around you don't necessarily know what they want.

[@joecook5689]

Yep. Good point.

[@chalkitdowm]

I am really looking forward to seeing this motion picture film.

[@sammydetroit]

Great movie. I highly recommend it.

[@theresechristiansen9769]

I saw the film with zero expectation and ended up loving it. It really *was* the contradiction between Hanks and Rylance which reeled me in.

[@lw3646]

Terrific film.

[@leew1598]

Very well made exciting film.

[@rasco1521]

5 out of 5. Great film.

[@themac3116]

Nice work guys haha

[@chrishiggins7166]

Director Steven Spielberg delivers very well written, well paced & well put together spy thriller where the cast delivers one of their best roles (95%) (5/5 stars) (positive)

[@joecook5689]

My top ten movies in last ten years.

[@murrayp4]

Gotta love award season!

[@gspell6232]

I am looking forward to $eeing this movie at the cinema.

[@ExtremeBogom]

Worth a watch

[@auxaux21]

I'm not sure if you guy have covered the topic, but could you explain a good way of getting over anxiety of going to the movies by yourself.

[@0axel078]

Before I started going to the movies by myself, I was so nervous and uneasy. We've all gone to countless movies with friends, family, and dates, won't it be super lonely and intimidating? In the past year, I have now gone to probably close to 100 films by myself, and I can tell you that, if you're a big fan of movies, it is an extremely relaxing, extremely rewarding way to spend a day treating yourself. And if you keep going to the same theater, it starts to feel like home.

[@nyworker]

Very Spielberg that Abel and Donovan are from two different worlds but they find commonality.

[@rorybriggs3186]

Although at times gripping and able to create a sense of pathos for the characters, the film could've done with more suspense, a greater sense of peril. It just felt too safe overall with only a smattering of flash points. For a director who made Jaws this was overall a little too comfy. The 'Would it help?' quip falls awkwardly flat after the first chuckle. Most importantly, however, the sinking into an 'armchair' description is bang on but for frustrating reasons. I wanted to be at the edge of my seat, not firmly sunken in.

[@matthewallen1597]

Wanted to like it, but found it fairly unremarkable. I had just seen the Revenant though...

[@Wilks363]

So to re-cap Marks review (1) Hanks doesn't win the case (2) There's a plane crash (3) Its well made.

[@Tuosma]

+Wilks363 I could have done without number 1, I have never heard of this story.

[@jcardboard]

+Tuosma the case is just the first act really.

[@1porter]

+Tuosma Lol it's not much of a spoiler really. Watch the film and you'll soon see that the guy had absolutely no chance! The case itself was a relatively small part.

[@trollop_7]

(06:13) - Rudolf Abel

[@rossparkhead4871]

British or Scottish?

[@robertpoole2557]

good film well made but hard to get over the fact that they change many important details which means it comes off slightly as a piece of american propaganda

[@Simple1DEA]

This film is very 50s ie. Twelve Angry Men

[@kallesaarinen7559]

wtf mark stop explaining the plot! i want see this movie dont tell the whole thing in the critique...

[@kallesaarinen7559]

+Nautilus1972 i want to know whether he likes the movie or not, but plot spoilers are not necessary to do that

[@Sunomis]

They said "son of a bitch" live ?

[@benedictshaw7067]

Very good film. But hugely let down by an appalling soundtrack. Never has John Williams been missed more. Also, I found the optimistic ending immensely jarring, including Mark Rylance's "would it help?" uttered for a third, predictable time.

[@adrian-ng]

I personally felt this film was not to my taste. I went in expecting a nice meaty courtroom drama. Turned out it was something else entirely. Something bereft of any drama at all, really. This film is about a man who faces numerous obstacles that he needs to overcome in order to do the right thing. The problem is that each time he comes across an obstacle turns out all he has to do is simply ask someone to remove it for him! And for some reason they do it for him! Every single time! He does this over and over again throughout the film. It's ridiculous. If he can simply ask for whatever wants then there is nothing at stake. There is never any tension. I wish I had not wasted my money. And I wish I had instead sat at home watching a tin of beans heat up in a microwave. And because everyone knows you can't put metal things in a microwave, it would have at least provided more drama and more tension than the entirety of this very long and very boring film.

[@alastairbishop2450]

For me it was expertly made, painfully dull and completely failed to engage me emotionally.

[@archiesutherland6127]

How

[@Zipacna100]

Saw it tonight, perfectly pleasant viewing but nothing more for me. Nothing particularly interesting or engaging, everything felt too perfectly lit, too glossy, and too manufactured.

[@Zipacna100]

+Karl Karlos I'm sorry but for me a film based on a true cold war story shouldn't be lit in such a way that in every shot each actor has a perfect twinkle of light in their eyes. There is a glossy sheen over the whole film which makes the it feel completely unreal. I direct you to the most recent Kermode's Uncut blog where he talks about the great 'tactility' of 'This Filthy Earth', of how the recent Far From the Madding Crowd adaptation 'didn't feel dirty enough'. To me, this was exactly the problem with Bridge of Spies; it had zero grit.

[@dantheman4838]

This looks as unteresting as Lincoln. If Spielberg wants to make historical movies, I wish he wouldn't choose ones that center around people sitting around talking to each other. That is what historical documentaries do and they usually do it twice as good and in half the time.

[@dantheman4838]

Karl Karlos No, that's why I said "looks".

[@dantheman4838]

Karl Karlos So you recommend it, or have you not seen it either?

[@dantheman4838]

Karl Karlos No I only asked you because you were the only person who seemed to get up set over my personal impressions.

[@dantheman4838]

Karl Karlos I gave my first impressions, nothing more.

[@dantheman4838]

Karl Karlos Mark Kermode said in this review that was what the movie was for the most part and Lincoln was a similar set up too. So that's why I said that. However you have said it was good, so has Mark, so maybe I should have reserved my judgement. My bad.

[@crispylimbs]

Jurassic Park was better!

[@HEARD201]

last 35 minutes was so bad and totally destroyed what was a great movie it's a shame

[@marichristian1072]

Tom Hanks has all the acting skills and charisma of an Easter Island statue. This is no John Le Carre cold war thriller!

[@Captain_Rhodes]

spielberg/hanks/yawn