Breach

Chris Cooper and Ryan Phillipe face off as a young FBI investigator, not even yet a full Special Agent, and a 25 year veteran of the Bureau in a very dramatic retelling of the takedown of the worst betrayal by an American spy ever, Robert Hanssen. Sadly, as with so many fact-based films, this 2007 release isn’t quite able to deliver the suspense and dramatic tension of most made up stories.

Breach is intriguing but lacks the kind of heartpounding I generally want to get from thrillers. Throw in a difficult to accept subplot, pressure from Phillipe’s character’s wife about his assignment, and I think this movie just squeaks over the line to…

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