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Breach [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
from Universal Studios
starring Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Haysbert, Laura Linney, Caroline Dhavernas
directed by Billy Ray

Features:

• AC-3
• Colour
• Dolby
• Dubbed

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Spy games
  An excellent espionage thriller, Breach tells the story of FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who passed secrets to the Russians for over 20 years. Chris Cooper is mesmerising as Hanssen; he portrays a man who is highly intelligent with a powerful personality, who presented a religiously puritanical persona to the world whilst being amoral in his private life. Unfortunately the film suffers when Cooper is not onscreen. Ryan Phillippe is the younger agent assigned to Hanssen's office, and the storyline involving his... more info

• Into the Breach
  Billy Ray directed the brilliant "Shattered Glass," that showcased equally phenomenal performances from Hayden Christensen and Peter Sarsgaard, and now with his sophomore effort he once again delivers a based on true events story with two superb lead actors taking centre stage.
  The themes of betrayal and trust that interlace throughout events are almost reminiscent of "Donnie Brasco," Chris Cooper and Ryan Phillipe's mentor/pupil relationship echoing feelings of Mike Newell's gangster masterpiece.... more info

• To Catch a Spy
  Powerful performances by Cooper and Phillippe bring this rather intense film to life. Based on a true story, it offers a glimpse at the behind-the-scenes operation to catch one of the most dangerous spies in recent history.
  When Eric O'Neill (Phillippe) is assigned the job of spying on his new boss Robert Hanssen (Cooper), he at first believes that he is digging up the dirt on the man's deviant tendencies, but eventually learns that Hanssen is in fact a spy for the Soviet Union, and later Russia for... more info

• The "Why" Does Tell Us Something!
  This well-acted movie held my interest throughout, but it somehow left me dissatisfied. I feel that the writers fudged by not offering any insight on Hannsen's motives for betraying his country. He does not seem to have done so for reasons of ideology. The scriptwriters' thrice-repeated portrayal of the Hannsen character as saying: "The 'why' doesn't tell us anything!" seems to me to be a cop-out for not offering a plausible explanation, even though such an explanation might be merely speculation. Are we... more info

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