Oh know I hear you say, another WWII movie...
Yes it was, but Bill Clinton saw more action in his office than was in this movie. The action was deliberate, concise, and well executed to not be the main feature of the movie but lay the foundation of what would be an unbreakable bond for the rest of the story. It sounds a little cliché, and to a degree it is but it works.
With an amazingly well setup wardrobe, subtle scenes, and body language that screams intimacy the opening scenes really captivated me and I didn't even know it had grabbed me. It really brought me into the espionage life for the period but it was not over played with massive drama, or super spy scenes, it was subtle, covert, to a point even calm nothing to tense.
The middle was a little sluggish, and that is where the modern values crept into a period movie. It has almost become a part of every TV series and movie to have an open gay couple as if TV and movies are trying to prove something about diversity. Sigh....
But where it all came together was the ending, I thought I knew... hell I even hoped for the best... but it was the visual and emotional strike that I have to say was what blew me away. So much so it had me asking personal questions for some time afterwards.
I loved this movie, yes there could have been improvements... ie Pitts French... aghhhh... but overall pretty happy I took the time not only to watch it, but to believe it too.
Yes it was, but Bill Clinton saw more action in his office than was in this movie. The action was deliberate, concise, and well executed to not be the main feature of the movie but lay the foundation of what would be an unbreakable bond for the rest of the story. It sounds a little cliché, and to a degree it is but it works.
With an amazingly well setup wardrobe, subtle scenes, and body language that screams intimacy the opening scenes really captivated me and I didn't even know it had grabbed me. It really brought me into the espionage life for the period but it was not over played with massive drama, or super spy scenes, it was subtle, covert, to a point even calm nothing to tense.
The middle was a little sluggish, and that is where the modern values crept into a period movie. It has almost become a part of every TV series and movie to have an open gay couple as if TV and movies are trying to prove something about diversity. Sigh....
But where it all came together was the ending, I thought I knew... hell I even hoped for the best... but it was the visual and emotional strike that I have to say was what blew me away. So much so it had me asking personal questions for some time afterwards.
I loved this movie, yes there could have been improvements... ie Pitts French... aghhhh... but overall pretty happy I took the time not only to watch it, but to believe it too.