Spielberg brings humour to the spy thriller genre,while designate Rylance and Tom Hanks add odd-couple chemistryHanks and Rylance are as far apart in their acting styles as their characters are in their national allegiancesWhat makes us both Americans?” asks Irish-American insurance lawyer James B Donovan (Tom Hanks) of German-extracted CIA agent Hoffman (Scott Shepherd) in Steven Spielberg’s slickly satisfying cold war thriller. Donovan has been charged with defending designate Rylance’s Rudolf Abel, a man whose nationality like his accent – is uncertain (is he British? Russian? German?). The authorities want a exhibit trial, or but Donovan is driven by something more: “The rulebook. We call it the constitution.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com