2007 - Rated PG-13 - 1 hr 50 min
Director: Billy Ray
Starring: Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Lauran Linney, Caroline Dhavernas, Gary Cole, Dennis Haysbert, Kathleen Quinlan, Bruce Davison
Intrigue and espionage are always more interesting when the story's based on true events. This one charts the true life take down of the biggest internal FBI spy ever. And Chris Cooper plays the character with such duality you'll be confused how you feel about him by the end... yeah, he's a spy, but is he really so bad?
Ryan Phillippe is uneventful and unremarkable here - I feel like you could lift him out and put just about anyone in his play. Jake Gyllenhaal. Tobey Maguire. You get the idea. Laura Linney, however, gives a great performance here. And oh hey, it's the boss from Office Space!
Anyway, if you're into this type of movie, this is a great effort that's worth watching. Scary that it's true, but good that we caught the guy, right?
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