The Courier (2020)

I am really impressed with Cumberbatch's performance and especially his weight loss for the Russian gulag imprisonment scenes. Merab Ninidze performance was also phenomenal. I feel horrible that the real life Oleg Penkovsky paid with his life for helping to bring peace to the world and the real Greville Wynne for helping to facilitate that peace. This is a phenomenal story and I am glad it has been told so that we could all appreciate what these two men did to save mankind.

Fmovies: I hope Cumberbatch gets an Oscar for this one; but everyone nailed their role. What an enjoyable film that captured that time and place well. The last 30 min I was wide eyed with my hand over my mouth.

THE COURIER has many of the elements of more realistic spy thrillers, but by far its greatest strength is its characters. At its core, it explores the relationship between Greville Wynne, Oleg Penkovsky and their families. The performances are uniformly excellent. For a film otherwise focused on its characters, the picture is never completely clear what Wynne's civilian job was. Anyone expecting a James Bond action film may be seriously disappointed with this real-life tale.

The Courier fmovies. A must watch if you're a history fan. Acting, execution, dialogues and plot buildup everything is top notch.

Captured the true 1960s Cold War feel and gripping from the beginning. Benedict Cumberbatch's performance was absolutely outstanding. Particularly impressive sound mixing that enhanced the best bits of the film. A must watch of 2020!

Why did they not show Oleg Penkovsky's actual image too at the end. It could have been a better film had they given both the characters equal importance too..

Penkovsky's story seemed more interesting..