If all of that wasnt enough, Berg was also a closeted homosexual.
Anyone who read the book immediately thought to themselves upon finishing it: This would make agreatmovie!
But sadly, it isnt a great movie.
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Its a disappointingly mild period thriller thats light on thrills.
Even Paul Rudd, one of the most likable actors in Hollywood, cant rescue it.
When we first meet Berg, its eight years before his daring mission.
Hes a catcher for the Boston Red Sox whose career is beginning to fade.
Hes used to hiding in plain sight.
It holds your attention without ever really engaging you.
He asks Berg point blank if hes queer.
But it never quite kicks into the high-RPM World War II spy thriller gear you want it to.
Instead, it just stalls out and becomes anticlimactic and blandly middle of the road.
Its a swing and a miss.C+
