Exciting 80s movie that still holds up very well. Hutton is fantastic, and so is Penn when he used to care about being a serious actor.

Not bad, and interesting true story. One keeps seeing the same term used about this film: dated. Pat Metheny's score goes a long way in making it feel that way. This movie could be improved just by putting a new score on it. Luckily there's not much of it past the first fifteen minutes. The movie really starts coming together 20 minutes in, when Hutton's story (and path) becomes clear. Sean Penn is excellent, fans of his "Carlito's Way" performance might want to check this out. Even at the time, it felt like he was consciously building his acting reputation (definitely De Niro was a huge influence, specifically the King Of Comedy performance). Timothy Hutton is ok, kinda bland and serviceable, not able to surpass his "Ordinary People" performance, but this is the second movie I'd tell someone to watch, if they wanted to check out his work. (Actually "Taps" would probably be it, which also includes Sean Penn and a young Tom Cruise, one of HIS best performances). Darian Harewood, whom many will know from "Full Metal Jacket", has a good role in this. Lori Singer has virtually nothing to do throughout the movie, they obviously expended not one scintilla of energy on her character or the "love story" that ends up completely dead weight. Some other good performances: Richard Dysart definitely comes to mind. John Schlesinger does a solid job. The story definitely keeps you watching.

A awesome movie and performances by Penn and Hutton! Greed and Power can lead you to a place that you don't want to be, Especially if you're in the CIA and you commit a heinous crime- treason !

Great story, poor delivery. Saw it on TCM.

Extremely "Under the Radar" & critically acclaimed film.

This is a great movie with outstanding performances by Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn and the supporting cast. It accurately portrays the time period and the adversarial relationship between the United States and the USSR. A "must see" if one likes spy/political thrillers!

A subtle study of moral (or the lack of) actions of two young men in the turmoil of 80's US. The performances is excellent.

Thrilling as hell, Sean Penn in what was definitely his first matured performance/role.

Let's just say its no Marathon Man. Penn has his moments but Hutton is a bore and not much happens in this average spy thriller.

What happens when amateurs want to play like professionals? Two guys want to make easy money as spies and end as traitors. Sean Penn well suited as the junkie asshole who speeds the end of the adventure.

Filme de espionagem baseado em factos verídicos é em geral consistente na história que pretende contar, mas revela sérias dificuldades em estimular qualquer preocupação com o que vai acontecer aos principais personagens. Os muitos momentos de overacting do Sean Penn, em modo fuinha, também não ajudam muito a um filme em que as duas horas de duração parecem quatro.

Very good movie starring a young Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn. I'd never heard of this one. I'm not sure if it has just been forgotten or what, but I was very surprised to find a great hidden gem of a movie here. Timothy Hutton plays a young adult who works for a security firm that transmits and destroys government cables. He starts to find out that the US government is way more corrupt than anyone thought seeing how the CIA manipulates other countries economies and destroys peoples whole way of living. He gets his drug dealing friend played by Sean Penn to go down to Mexico and sell the cables to a Russian Embassy. The motivation for them doing this gets kind of fuzzy for them and they start to unravel emotionally. Sean Penn looks very young in this although I'd say this was his first really good performance other than Bad Boys (1983). Timothy Hutton, who I know most as the main guy on that 온라인카지노추천 show Leverage, is also really good here. Both actors take the roles to a very high emotional level that really works. The plot lags behind their performances a bit, but it is by no means boring or anything like that. Overall it is a really solid movie that is more relevant today than ever before. The US government is still manipulating other countries economies and are doing even more than that now.

While this movie is based on a true story, is well acted and looks nice, it was really overlong and boring. You'd think a film about an American Government worker and his druggie friend selling United States secrets to the Russians would be somewhat interesting, but it really isn't. I think mostly cause they are never really in any kind of danger until the very end. You'd think someone would catch on who was doing this pretty quick, but no one does it seems. Hutton is good here, and Penn in maybe his first role is decent, but his voice can be grating at times the higher his character gets. Hutton has some kind of romance with Lori Singer, the hottie from Footloose, but that subplot is vastly underwritten and her character is wasted. Even more so is Penn's relationship with that blonde from the opening scene of Ghostbusters! Movie sounded like a great idea, but I had to fight to stay awake to this one.

The almost unbelievable tale of two American alter boys who suddenly became commie spies. Solid performances by Hutton and Penn, and a nice trip down memory lange - I grew up in post-Nixon Florida.

Solid political bi-opic which just falls short of a thriller. The lack of a final moral statement allows the audience to draw its own conclusions as to whether these young men were selfless patriots, greedy criminals, sellouts, iealistic rubes, or a little of each. This film remains relevant in light of the wiki-leaks scandals.

Great early performance by Sean Penn, crazy true story where two young So Cal guys are selling intelligence to the Soviets in 1975.

Very interesting movie. Based on actual events, this movie will keep you interested to the end. One of Sean Penns classic movies.

Well-acted and strange-but-true story of treasonous dummies.

"They came from two excellent families. They became the two most infamous political criminals...EVER." "Winess treason at it's most destructive.." A hypnotizing true tale of thorough intensity, a tale aIbout treason at it's most revealing. The Falcon And The Snowman is an utterly absorbing film that, really keeps you glued to your seat throughout. An endlessly remarkable film that highlights the true story of two men and their treasonous schemes to sell very revealing, abeit, lucrative government intelligence documents to the Russian KGB. A film that really has not aged too well at all, yet it is truly effective in delivering and spectacularly and thoroughly engaging storyline. Director John Schlesinger (Yanks, Marathon Man) teamed up with acclaimed and profound screenwriter Steve Zaillian to bring us this extremely tense and astonishingly suspenseful true story back to life for all to see on the big screen with cerebral precision and minimal flaw throughout. The Falcon And The Snowman is no doubt as effective and realistic as it gets when delivering a factual account. Viewers can undoubtedly count on eye popping and amped up action sequences, a pulse pounding and adrenaline inducing storyline as well as the facts, pure and simple delivered for you right in front of your very eyes. An intelligent, snappy, witty, entertaining and solid outing from Schlesinger and company. One of the very best espionage thrillers that you will ever see. Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton Co star and each bring their own unique traits to each scene. These two are great at what they do.

Good acting but a bit slow. Shows how easy it is go down the slippery slide from defiance with some dishonesty to being a full-blown traitor by thinking you are cleverer than those with whom you are dealing.