Movie Reviews: Bridge of Spies, Carol, Black Mass
Abel’s trial, conviction and execution is a foregone conclusion, at least until high-profile insurance lawyer James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a veteran of the Nuremburg Trials, is appointed to defend him — Donovan insists that it is the fairness of American justice, and not Rudolf Abel, that will be on trial in the world’s eyes.
It’s a complex scenario, but things get even more complicated when Gary Powers (Austin Stowell), piloting a U2 spy plane over Russia, is shot down and captured. Can Donovan, operating unofficially in the labyrinthine world of East Berlin, engineer a swap — Abel for Powers — with the Russian authorities?
