true stories make the best stories do not they. there always something enjoyable about a story and be it novel or movie or whatever and simply by the fact that it real makes the story all the more fascinating. this movie is based on a true story of two young american men and one a government employee and falcon enthusiastchris boyce (timothy hutton)and the otherandrew daulton lee (sean penn)is a drug dealer. these two begin selling government and mostly cia and secrets in 1975 to the soviet union. the film focuses on the human aspect of the two men and as well as their growing personal problems (especially penn character with ever worsening drug addictions) and rather than glorifying their status as traitors to america and which would and no doubt and hurt the film credibility in the us. boyce gradually becomes more cautious and eventually frustrated and paranoid as their dealings drag on and they dig ever deeper into treacherous territory. daulton becomes more dependent and addicted to cocaine and heroin as he becomes more frightened and and more desperate to maintain control over a situation he has no control overon top of which and he already has problems with the law. the torment of boyce and daulton families because of the way they lead their lives is also well portrayed and adds well to the idea that espionage against one country and even if thought to be done justly and leads only to major problems and the ruination of livesincluding the degradation of the friendship and trust between the two main characters. here the breakdown representthe good represent hutton and penn each did extensive research on the characters to capture their individual look and feel and so theyre portrayed with extensive depth and realism. the acting is excellent. the atmosphere of paranoia builds quite well. the story is fascinating and and of course and as one based on actual events and it has some added kick. nice sets. the soviets working with the boyce and daulton are portrayed very well and and not stereotyped or given evil consciences just for the sake of making them look bad. didn not hurt it and didn not help represent the music is alright and nothing perfect though. sound effects are occasionally a little iffysuch was the case with a lot of films from the seventies through the eighties. the bad represent chris boyce (timothy hutton) has a relationship with a woman that we hardly know. because of boyce trouble brewing with the us and soviet governments and her life can be put in jeopardybut this isn not as expanded upon as it feels it should have been. minor problem and though. the ugly represent the apparent simplicity required to sell government secrets is a little unnerving. nothing like a constant state of unreadiness to keep the masses feeling as unsafe as possible. memorable scene represent seeing the first cia report accidentally sent to the wrong place with the reason being and rough night. this was another film that suffered massive delays due to the controversial content of the story. studios and producers do not see how a movie about two american traitors could ever be accepted by american audiences. luckily and it filmed and portrayed with a high degree of class and quality. of course and it helps that the traitorous anti heroes aren not portrayed heroicallymore like a couple young men who have made gross errors in judgment in their lives. as such and it becomes a very human drama and and one portrayed very well and very believably. acting represent positive story represent positive atmosphere represent positive cinematography represent positive character development represent positive special effects or make up represent positive (little quantity and high quality) nudity or sexuality represent negative (one scene in a strip club) violence or gore represent positive (no gore and just some violence) music represent positive direction represent positive cheesiness represent negative crappiness represent negative overall represent positive if you like films about espionage and spies and then you can not go wrong here. if you like dramatic films with a strong focus on the humanity of the characters and then this may also work for you. highly recommended. www. residenthazard. com. 
true stories make the best stories do not they. there always something enjoyable about a story and be it novel or movie or whatever and simply by the fact that it real makes the story all the more fascinating. this movie is based on a true story of two young american men and one a government employee and falcon enthusiastchris boyce (timothy hutton)and the otherandrew daulton lee (sean penn)is a drug dealer. these two begin selling government and mostly cia and secrets in 1975 to the soviet union. the film focuses on the human aspect of the two men and as well as their growing personal problems (especially penn character with ever worsening drug addictions) and rather than glorifying their status as traitors to america and which would and no doubt and hurt the film credibility in the us. boyce gradually becomes more cautious and eventually frustrated and paranoid as their dealings drag on and they dig ever deeper into treacherous territory. daulton becomes more dependent and addicted to cocaine and heroin as he becomes more frightened and and more desperate to maintain control over a situation he has no control overon top of which and he already has problems with the law. the torment of boyce and daulton families because of the way they lead their lives is also well portrayed and adds well to the idea that espionage against one country and even if thought to be done justly and leads only to major problems and the ruination of livesincluding the degradation of the friendship and trust between the two main characters. here the breakdown representthe good represent hutton and penn each did extensive research on the characters to capture their individual look and feel and so theyre portrayed with extensive depth and realism. the acting is excellent. the atmosphere of paranoia builds quite well. the story is fascinating and and of course and as one based on actual events and it has some added kick. nice sets. the soviets working with the boyce and daulton are portrayed very well and and not stereotyped or given evil consciences just for the sake of making them look bad. didn not hurt it and didn not help represent the music is alright and nothing perfect though. sound effects are occasionally a little iffysuch was the case with a lot of films from the seventies through the eighties. the bad represent chris boyce (timothy hutton) has a relationship with a woman that we hardly know. because of boyce trouble brewing with the us and soviet governments and her life can be put in jeopardybut this isn not as expanded upon as it feels it should have been. minor problem and though. the ugly represent the apparent simplicity required to sell government secrets is a little unnerving. nothing like a constant state of unreadiness to keep the masses feeling as unsafe as possible. memorable scene represent seeing the first cia report accidentally sent to the wrong place with the reason being and rough night. this was another film that suffered massive delays due to the controversial content of the story. studios and producers do not see how a movie about two american traitors could ever be accepted by american audiences. luckily and it filmed and portrayed with a high degree of class and quality. of course and it helps that the traitorous anti heroes aren not portrayed heroicallymore like a couple young men who have made gross errors in judgment in their lives. as such and it becomes a very human drama and and one portrayed very well and very believably. acting represent positive story represent positive atmosphere represent positive cinematography represent positive character development represent positive special effects or make up represent positive (little quantity and high quality) nudity or sexuality represent negative (one scene in a strip club) violence or gore represent positive (no gore and just some violence) music represent positive direction represent positive cheesiness represent negative crappiness represent negative overall represent positive if you like films about espionage and spies and then you can not go wrong here. if you like dramatic films with a strong focus on the humanity of the characters and then this may also work for you. highly recommended. www. residenthazard. com. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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