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Laura PourMeADrink

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6. Just saw it last night. It was good - not fabulous. My take

Wed Nov 18, 2015, 12:57 PM

Nov 2015

Hanks grimaced too much. Wife acted flaky. Rylance was perfect - fell in love with him and cried over him. Hanks' son was totally unbelievable - no child studied nuclear war like he did - none.

My take was that there wasn't enough plot substance. Short on plot and they expanded it out to fill a whole movie. Surely they could have added more meat to it.

Agree Paladin - it did make America look good - but then - what about all those crazies who hit his house and sneered at him on train? It's like - if you have leaders who do the right thing - then maybe eventually the people will follow?

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Big thumbs-up for "Bridge of Spies," the new Spielberg/Hanks flick. [View all] Paladin Oct 2015 OP

Also recommend. Sienna86 Oct 2015 #1

Hanks did his usual phenomenal job. Paladin Oct 2015 #2

I loved this movie SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2015 #3

I agree with others that it's the best thing Spielberg's done since "Private Ryan." Paladin Nov 2015 #4

Oscar material? Maybe. trof Nov 2015 #5

Just saw it last night. It was good - not fabulous. My take Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2015 #6

I enjoyed it, but why was it summer on the front porch when he came back from Berlin in December? BeyondGeography Dec 2015 #7

Downloaded that one and will be watching it sometime this week davidpdx Jan 2016 #8

Can I Be Honest? Americananuck Feb 2016 #9

I bet you're not tired of Mark Rylance, are you? Paladin Feb 2016 #10

I love Mark Rylance JFKDem62 Feb 2016 #13

I can't stand Hanks bigwillq Feb 2016 #15

We saw it a month ago. Really good question everything Feb 2016 #11

All useful questions to raise. Thanks. (nt) Paladin Feb 2016 #12

Just saw this movie. Excellent. JFKDem62 Feb 2016 #14