| | Breach DVD
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Mystery Movies, History Videos, True Story, Corruption, FBI Agents, Russia | | Starring | Ryan Phillippe, Chris Cooper, Laura Linney, Kathleen Quinlan, Bruce Davison, Dennis Haysbert, Gary Cole, Caroline Dhavernas | | Director | Billy Ray | | Composer | Mychael Danna | | Executive Producer | Sidney Kimmel, William Horberg, Adam J. Merims | | Producer | Scott Kroopf |
Chris Cooper (ADAPTATION) gives a remarkable performance as complicated and bitter FBI agent Robert Hanssen in BREACH. Hanssen is a computer specialist who, after 25 years of service, is put under surveillance as a suspected sex offender. Eric O'Neill (Ryan Phillippe, CRASH) is the ambitious young upstart they put on the job, assigning him to pose as Hanssen's new clerk in order to win his trust and keep an eye on his every move. Eric is dismayed to be put on such low-priority detail, accustomed as he is to investigating high-profile terrorism suspects. His reluctance is multiplied as he gets to know the subject of his inquiry; Hanssen is at first harsh towards his young secretary, but as he opens up, Eric gets to know and respect him as a family man of strong Catholic faith. Soon, however, Hanssen is infiltrating Eric's personal life and causing problems between him and his wife, Juliana (Caroline Dhavernas, HOLLYWOODLAND), and just when Eric is about to give up the case, he discovers that it is much bigger than he ever imagined. Eric finds himself in the middle of an investigation into the biggest security breach in U.S. history, forcing him to resort to dramatic and ingenious tactics in order to bring down the suspect. Director Billy Ray's first directorial effort was the dramatization of the Stephen Glass scandal at the D.C. magazine The New Republic in SHATTERED GLASS, and here he once again turns his eye--with great success--to a true story with a complex villain. Cooper's excellent characterization invites pity and horror in equal measure; his performance is well supported in this character-driven thriller by Laura Linney (KINSEY) as the hard-nosed agent leading the investigation, and Phillippe as the resourceful and introspective O'Neill. Theatrical Release: February 16, 2007 Breach Reviews: "[Cooper is a] venerable character actor who inhabits the man completely."-- Annlee Ellingson, Box Office 4 stars out of 5 -- "Chris Cooper and Ryan Philippe are perfectly cast as the enigmatic, unlikely traitor and his secretive clerk..."-- Jason Caro, Ultimate DVD 4 stars out of 5 -- "[At the centre of it is a chilling performance from Cooper as a hunted, lonely man, staring down the barrel of his conscience."-- Alastair McKay, Uncut 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's worth catching for Cooper's performance, while its fact-based tale of treachery will strike a chord in today's climate of suspicion."-- Neil Smith, Total Film "BREACH is an intelligent, superior entertainment....Engrossing..."-- Samuel Wigley, Sight and Sound 3 stars out of 5 -- "There's good work from Laura Linney....The film will be remembered for giving Chris Cooper another top-flight role..."-- Kim Newman, Empire "[A] true-life tale of duplicity gone secretly insane..." -- Grade: B-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[The director] raises the stakes to life and death, and proves himself a filmmaker of uncommon talent and ambition."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "BREACH absorbingly zeroes in on how the FBI nailed the most damaging turncoat in American history..."-- Todd McCarthy, Variety "[A] thriller that manages to excite and unnerve....[Mr. Cooper] rouses our curiosity but never solicits our pity. It's enough that he and Mr. Ray make this monster human."-- Manohla Dargis, New York Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A]n edge-of-the-seat thriller....BREACH is a compelling, intelligent drama."-- Claudia Puig, USA Today Breach | Studio | Universal Studios Home Video | | Orig Year | 2007 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | CD Universe Part number | 7952793 | | Catalog number | 61110552 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 14, 2009 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for violence, sexual content and language. | | Running Time | 111 Minutes | | Additional Info | Full Frame; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Full Frame; Dubbed; Subtitled |
Breach Movie Review  True life
I thought this movie was very good. It was slow in some parts, but it still kept me interested. I love true movies like this, because they are real life. I was shocked about the situations that took place during it & my heart was pounding for Phillippe in a few different segements of the movie. It def. had suspence, politicalness & a great cast!
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I don't understand why this movie did'nt receive more attention.It's a really good movie.Ryan Phillippe and Chris Cooper turn in Oscar-worthy performances.Bottom Line:watch and enjoy.
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Breach DVD Region 1
Snap Case
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French
Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes wtih Optional Commentary by Writer/Director Billy Ray and Editor Jeffrey Ford
Audio Commentary: Bill Ray - Writer/Director; Eric O'Niell - Former FBI Operative
Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Writer/Director Billy Ray and Editor Jeffrey Ford
Featurette:
1. BREACHING THE TRUTH
2. "Anatomy of a Character"
3. "The Mole" (March 5, 2001)
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