Ya know, when I first heard about
Bridge of Spies, and with
Tom Hanks and
Steven Spielberg joining forces again, I just assumed this was going to be another War film, which I was all for given how much I love
Saving Private Ryan. You can imagine my surprise while watching the flick that there wasn't anything remotely attached to war. Sure, it happens during the Cold War, but this isn't that kind of film. It starts off as a Courtroom Drama and then ends with
Tom's character basically playing a chess game in trying to get a 2 for 1 Soldier swap. There really isn't much action to this at all and yet I was enthralled to see how it all played out because the direction and the performances were so good. Just like
Steven, this was the first time I've ever heard about this particular story. I may heard about it in passing, but it never took root for me until now. So this was a nice to learn little bit about this particular history here. As for
Steven, this is by far his best film in years. As always,
Janusz Kamiński kills it in the visuals and
Tom Hanks just gives further proof he is our generations
Jimmy Stewart. The film, along with
Hanks performance just makes the flick feel like it's from the long forgotten Golden days of Hollywood. I highly recommend this for sure.