![]() (we briefly see Robert on top of his wife in some amateur footage of them together and some movement, but there's no nudity).įinally, some gunshots fired are the extent of the violence, while a flashback shows two dead bodies on the ground with a little bit of blood None of that is seen, while O'Neill does discover a tape Hanssen was mailing to a friend of himself and his wife in bed together There's talk of Hanssen having fooled around with other women, but ![]() ![]() One "f" word is shouted by Phillipe's O'Neill,Īnd a handful of "s" words and other colorful words are uttered. The film also seems to hint that Hanssen may have been tormented inside, which could partly be why heįound himself in the confession booth so often.Ĭontent is rather mild for this genre, but undoubtedly earns the rating of PG-13. In the end, Breach doesn't seem like a PSA against Catholicism or the belief in God, but just that evil can lurk in Instead, it merely seems that O'Neill only ever exercises any kind of faith to appease Hanssen, whether or not that is really the case. Eric's character apparently had a background in the faith as well,īut Phillippe delivers it implausibly, to the point where it's hard to believe that Hanssen didn't see through his lies about it. God was frequently brought up when he and O'Neill would talk. Robert Hanssen displayed a strong faith in the Catholic beliefs, attending church almost everyday, and prayer and the subject of There's a strong spiritual element from beginning to end with Breach, but it's questionable due to the way it's used. But in the end, it's the human element and Cooper's eerie demeanor that work Movies are what keep the film interesting. Little thriller moments like that that come rather frequently in spy / espionage Using basic facts about the real story - like O'Neill trying to get information away from Hanssen in a short amount of timeĪnd not leaving traces that he'd been there. Other than acting, Breach doesn't have much to stand on besides the tense moments director Billy Ray can create What Breach needed for a more powerful end result is a believable and captivating actor in O'Neill's place, which vehicle The Recruit when he was up against the intensity of Al Pacino. Even Colin Farrell offeredĪ stronger performance in his C.I.A. ![]() The recipient of this inflection will soon burst out laughing at him and ask for another take. And when it comes time for him to actually show some anger or emotion, it feels not only forced, but as if Phillippe is dry at best, often carrying a blank expression through most Phillippe is a stark contrast from Linney and Cooper who draw so muchĮmotion and reality from their performances. The weakest chain in what strings Breach together is the casting and resultant performance of Ryan PhillippeĪs Hanssen's aide and agent-in-training Eric O'Neill. But when O'Neill's boss Kate Burroughs, sternly and wonderfully playedīy the versatile Laura Linney, reveals the truth to O'Neill, the creepy secret life of Cooper's Hanssen begins to unfold. O'Neill who buys every bit of this side of Hanssen. He seems like your no-nonsense, God-fearing family man, initially fooling The first thing Breach has goingįor it, is the casting of Cooper as Hanssen. With a film like this, then, you need the best acting to make it work. The story is slow-moving, presented in a paced, mysterious fashion, using character development to carry the pictureįorward. In 2001, the FBI caught the most damaging mole inside the organization that this country has ever sustained.īreach is a drama that tells the story of young FBI agent Eric O'Neill who was assigned toĬatch suspected FBI agent Robert Hanssen in the act of leaking top secret information to the Soviets and help bring him to justice.ĭramatic actor Chris Cooper steps into the shoes of Hanssen in this dramatized true story, delivering a strongĪnd convincing performance as a family man with dark secrets.īreach probably takes plenty of artistic license in trying to create a story worth telling on a big screen.
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