When former FBI agent Robert Hanssen was arrested in 2001 for
spying for the Soviet Union and Russia, he was the last person
anyone would have suspected.

That's just part of what made his story so fascinating. His story
is the subject of "Breach," out on DVD this week. The movie is told
not though Hanssen's perspective, but through the eyes of Eric
O'Neill, the federal agent who was assigned to spy on Hanssen.

Although the movie is set up to be suspenseful, "Breach" falls
short of nail-biting. Since it is based on a true story, we already
know all of Hanssen's dark secrets and of his ultimate downfall, so
the suspense is often a bit flat.

But the film's subject matter is so interesting and Chris
Cooper's performance as Hanssen is so genuine, that it is
nevertheless fun to watch the story unfold.

O'Neill, played by Ryan Phillippe, is the eager FBI agent-to-be
who is assigned by Laura Linney's character to keep track of
Hanssen's activities. "He's a sexual deviant," she says, and begins
to describe accounts of strippers, shady Internet usage and other
uncharacteristic behavior. O'Neill is supposed to report on all of
Hanssen's activities and write a journal describing his behavior in
minute detail.