USA Today | ‘Bridge of Spies’ Review
USA Today
As good-hearted and perseverant lawyer James Donovan in Bridge of Spies, Tom Hanks has a scene where he inexplicably orders two breakfasts in a German hotel.
His earnest attorney doesn’t get to eat either of them — thus how days go for an embattled guy caught between sides of the Cold War — but the idea of a meal is fitting when talking about director Steven Spielberg’s latest historical drama (*** out of four; rated PG-13; opens Friday nationwide). It's the very definition of meat and potatoes: While not phenomenal, especially compared to the rest of the Spielberg oeuvre, Spies still hits the spot.
