true story make the best story 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 make the story all the more fascinating . this movie be base 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 sell government and mostly cia and secret in 1975 to the soviet union . the film focus on the human aspect of the two men and as well a their grow personal problem ( especially penn character with ever worsen drug addiction ) and rather than glorify their status a traitor to america and which would and no doubt and hurt the film credibility in the u . boyce gradually become more cautious and eventually frustrated and paranoid a their dealing drag on and they dig ever deep into treacherous territory . daulton become more dependent and addict to cocaine and heroin a he become more frightened and and more desperate to maintain control over a situation he have no control overon top of which and he already have problem with the law . the torment of boyce and daulton family because of the way they lead their life be also well portray and add well to the idea that espionage against one country and even if think to be do justly and lead only to major problem and the ruination of livesincluding the degradation of the friendship and trust between the two main character . here the breakdown representthe good represent hutton and penn each do extensive research on the character to capture their individual look and feel and so theyre portray with extensive depth and realism . the acting be excellent . the atmosphere of paranoia build quite well . the story be fascinate and and of course and a one base on actual event and it have some add kick . nice set . the soviet work with the boyce and daulton be portray very well and and not stereotype or give evil conscience just for the sake of make them look bad . didn not hurt it and didn not help represent the music be alright and nothing perfect though . sound effect be occasionally a little iffysuch be the case with a lot of film from the seventy through the eighty . the bad represent chris boyce ( timothy hutton ) have a relationship with a woman that we hardly know . because of boyce trouble brew with the u and soviet government and her life can be put in jeopardybut this isn not a expand upon a it feel it should have be . minor problem and though . the ugly represent the apparent simplicity require to sell government secret be a little unnerving . nothing like a constant state of unreadiness to keep the mass feel as unsafe a possible . memorable scene represent see the first cia report accidentally send to the wrong place with the reason be and rough night . this be another film that suffer massive delay due to the controversial content of the story . studio and producer do not see how a movie about two american traitor could ever be accept by american audience . luckily and it film and portray with a high degree of class and quality . of course and it help that the traitorous anti hero aren not portray heroicallymore like a couple young men who have make gross error in judgment in their life . a such and it become a very human drama and and one portray very well and very believably . act represent positive story represent positive atmosphere represent positive cinematography represent positive character development represent positive special effect 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 film about espionage and spy and then you can not go wrong here . if you like dramatic film with a strong focus on the humanity of the character and then this may also work for you . highly recommended . www . residenthazard . com .