This is decidedly a film for those with a sense of historical curiosity. Moe Berg was an extremely interesting fellow; not just a ball player who became a spy for the US. He was proficient in several languages and an Ivy League scholar; not your typical jock ballplayer. Rudd does a very good job of convincing us that he is in total control at all times. The race for the atom bomb is the subplot in the film and is nicely accented by the director. Production values are excellent and the only weakness of the film is the hurried entry into Nazi Germany from the front lines established by the Allies. I would have preferred a longer sequence on that circumstance. However, the viewer is kept in suspense as to whether Berg will carry out his orders; assassinating a German scientist capable of creating the atom bomb. I found this film to be very entertaining.
Review of The Catcher Was a Spy
