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| Breach [HD DVD] [2007] [US Import] | ![Breach [HD DVD] [2007] [US Import]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nw73-Q2wL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Billy Ray
Actors: Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Haysbert, Laura Linney, Caroline Dhavernas
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 37337
Format: Ac-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Media: HD DVD
Running Time: 110 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 24052
UPC: 025193240521
EAN: 0025193240521
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Release Date: June 12, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: February 16, 2007
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 Spy games November 21, 2007
An excellent espionage thriller, Breach tells the story of FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who passed secrets to the Russians for over 20 years. Chris Cooper is mesmerising as Hanssen; he portrays a man who is highly intelligent with a powerful personality, who presented a religiously puritanical persona to the world whilst being amoral in his private life. Unfortunately the film suffers when Cooper is not onscreen. Ryan Phillippe is the younger agent assigned to Hanssen's office, and the storyline involving his recent marriage and homelife is far less engaging. Laura Linney does provide excellent support as always though as the officer leading the investigation to find the mole. The film is directed by Billy Ray, and is paced slowly but well; the tension gradually increases as the net closes around the spy. Recommended.
To Catch a Spy July 1, 2007
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
Powerful performances by Cooper and Phillippe bring this rather intense film to life. Based on a true story, it offers a glimpse at the behind-the-scenes operation to catch one of the most dangerous spies in recent history. br /br /When Eric O'Neill (Phillippe) is assigned the job of spying on his new boss Robert Hanssen (Cooper), he at first believes that he is digging up the dirt on the man's deviant tendencies, but eventually learns that Hanssen is in fact a spy for the Soviet Union, and later Russia for the last fifteen years. br /br /Cooper is extremely believable as the devout Catholic FBI double agent who is transferred to headquarters on the pretext that he is heading a department to ensure the confidentiality of classified information. O'Neill and Hanssen eventually develop a mutual respect, but when the latter gets up close and personal with O'Neill's personal life, O'Neill finds himself taking the heat both at home and at the office. br /br /Recommended for fans of espionage movies and thrillers, but may be a little slow for action/adventure buffs. br /br /Here's a summary to the tune of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by The Beatles br /br /Picture O'Neill as a mole on a mission br /With off the rack suits and nondescript ties br /FBI calls him, he answers quite slowly br /His role's to go ferret out spies br /br /Surveillance cameras always on the scene br /Panning right over his head br /Look to the boss for the secrets he hides br /But there's none br /br /Hanssen is a spy for Russia br /Hanssen is a spy for Russia br /Hanssen is a spy for Russia br /br /Follow him down to a church with a steeple br /Where Hanssen communes with deities high br /Everyone smiles as he meets with the family br /There's no way this guy is a spy br /br /Agent Kate Burroughs appears at the door br /Takes him and shows him the way br /Goes in the room with his head full of clouds br /Now they're gone br /br /Hanssen is a spy for Russia br /Hanssen is a spy for Russia br /Hanssen is a spy for Russia br /br /Picture O'Neill with his role in the mission br /With downloaded folders from palm pilot files br /Suddenly Hanssen suspects that it's over br /Gets ready to say his goodbyes br /br /Hanssen is a spy for Russia br /Hanssen is a spy for Russia br /Hanssen is a spy for Russia br /br /br /br /Amanda Richards
The "Why" Does Tell Us Something! July 1, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
This well-acted movie held my interest throughout, but it somehow left me dissatisfied. I feel that the writers fudged by not offering any insight on Hannsen's motives for betraying his country. He does not seem to have done so for reasons of ideology. The scriptwriters' thrice-repeated portrayal of the Hannsen character as saying: "The 'why' doesn't tell us anything!" seems to me to be a cop-out for not offering a plausible explanation, even though such an explanation might be merely speculation. Are we really supposed to think that Hannsen spied for the Soviet Union because of a nasty father? Or because Hannsen sent racy tapes of himself and his wife to his best friend? Or, even less plausibly, because Hannsen was, according to the film, a devoted member of Opus Dei? Or because he nobly took only $100,000 for his services (as opposed to the millions taken by Ames)? For that matter, does Hannsen even deserve the title of 'mole,' since that term, as coined by John Le Carre, refers to someone who was recruited by the Soviets (as were the Cambridge Spies, who, incidentally, took no money) to penetrate an agency on a long-term basis, becoming active only at the behest of his handlers? Hannsen was already in place in a position of importance; a mole does not usually volunteer his services for hire! br /br /Be that as it may, I believe that the film, which, it must be reiterated, was well acted and entertaining, would have become far more intriguing and complex had the authors offered some insight into the character of their antagonist, who, in the film, for the most part, seems to have been merely obnoxious.
The "Why" Does Tell Us Something! June 30, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This well-acted movie held my interest throughout, but it somehow left me dissatisfied. I feel that the writers fudged by not offering any insight on Hannsen's motives for betraying his country. He does not seem to have done so for reasons of ideology. The scriptwriters' thrice-repeated portrayal of the Hannsen character as saying: "The 'why' doesn't tell us anything!" seems to me to be a cop-out for not offering a plausible explanation, even though such an explanation might be merely speculation. Are we really supposed to think that Hannsen spied for the Soviet Union because of a nasty father? Or because Hannsen sent racy tapes of himself and his wife to his best friend? Or, even less plausibly, because Hannsen was, according to the film, a devoted member of Opus Dei? Or because he nobly took only $100,000 for his services (as opposed to the millions taken by Ames)? For that matter, does Hannsen even deserve the title of 'mole,' since that term, as coined by John Le Carre, refers to someone who was recruited by the Soviets (as were the Cambridge Spies, who, incidentally, took no money) to penetrate an agency on a long-term basis, becoming active only at the behest of his handlers? Hannsen was already in place in a position of importance; a mole does not usually volunteer his services for hire! br /br /Be that as it may, I believe that the film, which, it must be reiterated, was well acted and entertaining, would have become far more intriguing and complex had the authors offered some insight into the character of their antagonist, who, in the film, for the most part, seems to have been merely obnoxious.
 2 1/2 Stars: The Spy Who Stayed Out in the Cold February 21, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
"Breach" is an earnest, straightforward and mostly dull film about a potentially fascinating FBI investigation into the life of one of its own bureaucrats, Robert Hanssen (played coolly and icily by the usually interesting Chris Cooper), who is suspected of selling US secrets to the Russians. FBI honcho Kate Burroughs (a determined, clench-teethed Laura Linney) sets up a sting utilizing a young, smart and ambitious Eric O'Neill (Ryan Phillipe in an OK performance) to get the goods on Hanssen. br /Unfortunately for "Breach," the terrific and similarly themed "The Good Shepherd" is also in current release and "Breach" does not in any way compare favorably with the Matt Damon film: whereas "The Good Shepherd" is equally as quiet and subdued a film as "Breach," "The Good Shepherd" seethes with tension and dynamism underneath its cool, calm surface while "Breach" offers up nothing more than what is on its placid, unenergetic one: a case of something being less than meets the eye. br /The basic story of "Breach" is rife with human, social and psychological interest but even the most basic of questions is never answered as in: "Why did Hanssen do it?" Was it Money? Was it the thrill? By not answering this question, and this only becomes an issue because there is so little there on which to hang emotionally, the film is without a moral or even immoral center thus creating a gaping hole it its already static mise en scene. br /"Breach" suffers from the malaise of being too safe, emotionally distant, ultimately mostly boring and perversely understated to the point that when the film unspools towards its ignoble conclusion we are more interested in finding our keys than we are about Robert Hanssen... and that is a shame. br /
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