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(1 - 37) of 37 OFCS Rating: 81% Fresh Page   1   B+ "This is one of the more engaging spy stories to come along over the past few years and genre fans should eat it up."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark 7/10 "A compelling character study of a man whose ego took down his career, and very nearly much more."   Freeze Dried Movies   Brian Juergens A- "Heavens, this is a film about two guys in suits talking for 110 minutes. How could there be such tension? Breach is something of a cinematic miracle in the way it uses silence as a deadly weapon."   OhmyNews.com   Brian Orndorf 3.5/5 "turns the espionage thriller into something that stresses the quiet moments over superfluous explosions"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin C "Set in a fantasy vision of the corridors of power, Billy Ray generates a hollow spy drama based on the true story of the capture of the FBI's most detrimental traitor."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "The "big picture" Hanssen sees is informed by deep convictions regarding patriotism and ethical order. It's the same picture his fellows see, just slightly adjusted."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs A "Compulsory viewing."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 4/10 "Stvarni svijet se u "Pukotini", kao i u mnogo drugih slu%u010Dajeva, pokazao previ%u0161e kompliciranim za dogmatsku jednostavnost i nedostatak suptilnosti dana%u0161njeg Hollywooda."   Index.hr   Dragan Antulov 2/4 "The best thing that can be said about Breach is that it isn't directed by Tony Scott."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B+ "It's smart, it doesn't pander, and it keeps us intrigued from start to finish."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 "...suspenseful and calculating. As a stimulating thriller padded with cynical mind games, Breach flourishes with its vivid dosage of prestige and paranoia."   TheWorldJournal.com   Frank Ochieng B "Expertly crafted, if slightly pedestrian, docudrama, more quietly intriguing than compellingly dramatic [but] sparked by Cooper's bravura turn."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A riveting fact-based drama about an American spy who betrayed his country and at the same time was a devout Catholic."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat C+ "Breach's execution is American moviemaking not at its worst, but at its most frustratingly mediocre."   Cinepinion   Henry Stewart 2.5/4 "Breach is competently made but, aside from Cooper's performance, there's nothing here worth getting excited about."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2.5/5 "We get bits and pieces of Hanssen's personality -- his suspiciousness, his need to test everyone around him, his dual penchants for both rage and self-righteousness, and his condescending arrogance -- but it never fully comes together."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 4/4 "Breach has the facts and shape of real events; it also has real excitement and true craft behind it, which is just one part of the reason why it's such a pleasure to watch."   Cinematical   James Rocchi 8/10 "A more subtle character study about the inexplicability and inevitability of the darker of human tendencies."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 5/10 "A member of the Religious Right involved in something duplicitous sexually and politically, while shrouding themselves in a holy water-soaked American flag? I know, it seems impossible."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick "(Chris Cooper)is the principal reason why this unspectacular, low-key study of the Hanssen national security fiasco is so effective."   Film.com   Jonathan F. Richards 2.5/5 "click for full review"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 3/5 "Rather than being a high-action thriller, Breach is more of a slow burn through the night."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr 3/4 "Chris Cooper is amazing as always: amusingly grumpy, increasingly creepy and, ultimately, oddly affecting."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B- "[Director] Ray ("Shattered Glass") made the paper pursuit of plagiarism more thrilling than espionage."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Laura Clifford 3/4 "When Cooper is on screen it's mesmerizing."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 4/4 "It's a daunting task, but Ray manages to keep the entire affair focused on unraveling thread after thread of Hanssen."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 7/10 "Chris Cooper playing the traitor Robert Hanssen is most of the show. He gets an excellent opportunity to show off his fine talent as a very strange man who is a mass of contradictions."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper "This is one smart thriller: it lets you draw your own conclusions, assumes you're connected enough to current events to understand the context in which it occurs..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "Breach is a very good film with a lot of strong elements; had it exploited those elements a little more, it would have been a great film."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "Cooper is superb, hard as granite, dense as an imploding black hole."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 3.5/5 "[I]f writer/director Billy Ray was looking for someone to show how the in-over-his-head O'Neill contrasted the wily Hanssen, Phillippe ends up being a perfect choice."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 4/5 "Slow and steady, sure-handed and gripping."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "It is refreshing to see a film centered on intelligent adults."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "a finely crafted work that combines a quiet, conversation-rich spy thriller with a pair of solid character studies by Cooper and Phillippe."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "The picture is suspenseful where it counts, and at times, it's truly terrifying. There were moments that made my skin crawl."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 7/10 "A subtle, suspenseful espionage thriller"   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 3/4 "A solid feat of filmmaking across the board, Breach brings a long-awaited end to the drought of good movies at the multiplex."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight  (1 - 37) of 37 OFCS Rating: 81% Fresh Page   1