Wow, Russia really always has been a shitty country.

Excellent! It's not quite 'Bridge of Spies', but 'The Courier' is too an awesome MI6/CIA/KGB infused flick. The two films tell tales regarding the Cold War, with the 2015 release narrowly a notch above this. Both have outstanding lead performances though. Benedict Cumberbatch is magnificent throughout, especially towards the end - the bald look suits him incredibly well, I must say... need him in a drug kingpin sorta role looking like that! In all seriousness though, I think this is my favourite Cumberbatch performance (from what I've seen thus far) - utterly brilliant! Merab Ninidze (also in BoS, albeit minorly) also puts in a top display, as he does in television's 'McMafia'. Jessie Buckley also gives a performance of note, which says a lot about her acting abilities given she doesn't feature all that heavily. Astutely paced, builds terrific tension and features some cracking acting. Fantastic film!

The true story behind this movie is very interesting but it is lost in translation here. Cumberbatch is good but the movie is dry, stodgy, and not as gripping as it should have been.

What a great actor is Benedict Cumberbatch! This story goes beyond the spies thing, it is about friendship between two people from antagonistic countries. While the movie went forward I became more and more insterested. Sadly, as usual, the West is always portrayed as the ones who achieved good things.

A lot of talking and walking. I spent a lot of time noticing how the film was color corrected. I didn't make it to the end.