![]() O'Neill, in accepting the job on the inference that it will help in making agent, is to tell no one, not even his wife, student Juliana O'Neill, formerly of East Germany, of the true nature of his new work. Burroughs tells O'Neill nothing more than that Hanssen is a sexual deviant. The true mission is on Hanssen, with O'Neill to report directly to Burroughs on Hanssen's day-to-day activities. In February 2001, agent Kate Burroughs recruits O'Neill for a special mission to work as the assistant to twenty-five year veteran agent Robert Hanssen in the newly formed Division of Information Assurance, Hanssen both a Russian and information systems specialist. O'Neill arguably works harder than most of his colleagues to make agent. Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilįBI trainee Eric M. Eric decides to go on in his assignment despite his friendship with Hanssen and the problems in his marriage. Eric tells his opinion to Kate and she decides to tell the truth about Hanssen to him: he is a mole that sold many secrets to the Soviet Union and has compromised the identity of dozens of agents. Further, his investigation and his relationship with Hanssen and his wife Bonnie affects Eric's wife Juliana. Eric works with the bitter and rough Hanssen and he finds a family man and devout Catholic who earns his respect instead of a deviant. Kate tells Eric to write down the behavior of Hanssen in notes and send them to her since Hanssen would be a pervert under investigation for his sexual behavior. If only the movie had trusted Cooper's subtle performance, allowing that to convey the suspense.In 2001, the FBI clerk Eric O'Neill, who is a specialist in computers but wants to be an agent, is invited by agent Kate Burroughs to work with the senior agent Robert Hanssen, who had worked for many years in the Soviet Union and now is assigned to protect the agency against electronic infiltration. Breach uses some predictable plot structures, including speedy crosscutting during a scene in which Eric must delay Hanssen's return to the office, a sensational showdown in the dark woods, and heavy-handed religious iconography to pass judgment on Hanssen. Though Hanssen disdains most FBI regulations, he's adapted well to what he calls the Bureau's "gun culture." And though Eric mocks Hanssen's stiffness, he's also impressed by his sensitivity and religious faith.Įric's own betrayals appear to be heroic in a traditional sense, yet he feels terrible about his choices. But much as Eric embodies a stalwart, if fretful, morality, Hanssen remains a cipher, apparently untroubled by his lies and hypocrisies. Parallel investigations and multiple layers of deceit are galvanized by smart, taut, mostly understated performances. The film focuses on Eric and Hanssen's tight, tense association, as each suffers differently for the lies he's forced to tell. ![]() This successful production should please those with an appreciation for complex dramas with a basis in factual characters.īreach can't seem to get around the mystery that Hanssen presents. American-born Cinematographer Tak Fujimoto creates mystic images, while Composer Michael Danna matches his compositions and carries the moods. As always, the strength of the central performances will differ with each viewer’s attachment to those cast in respective roles but generally, all acquit themselves well, with Chris Cooper particularly eerie as Hanssen.ĭirector/co-screen adaptor Billy Ray thankfully avoids over-indulging in too much modern sensationalism - apart from the totally fictionalized, sexual perversions of the main character. That said, this production remains superior movie entertainment. ![]() While based on specific amazing facts regarding anti-American spy Robert Hanssen, many situations are fabrications of the screenwriter. ![]() Thanks to a friend’s recommendation I came late to this one and while constantly watchable (in fact quite engrossing) Breach is to be taken as a Hollywood product. ![]()
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