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Chris Nashawaty (Entertainment Weekly)
Bridge of Spiesis like Capra with a dash of le Carre.
Part of him is getting off on the cloak-and-dagger rush of it all.
Its the actors best performance sinceSaving Private Ryan.
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (The A.V.
Club)
Even when it errs on the side of the heavy-handed, Spielbergs direction retains a canvas-like quality.
Dont mistake the smile and the friendly handshake for weakness.
Its plush, professional, tonally wobbly, and very watchable.
Storytelling this proficient is never something we see every day.
Its Rylance who keepsBridge of Spiesstanding.
Blues, grays and chilly puffs of white light are to Spielberg what syrupy ambers are to Woody Allen.
