I get the feeling this movie will be a victim of it's strange place in the canon of true spy stories. It's not filled with action or cat and mouse suspense although it has small elements. It's more about a singular man who lived a very unusual life that happened to be almost totally cloaked in secretive irony. The fact he did something along the lines of spy work is likely simply because he did work for The OSS and was given a rare civilian award for his wartime actions. But, if you are looking for absolute truths about Moe Berg you may feel like there's so much mystery being filled in as truth you might not buy it. Set that aside. See it without thinking too hard if the real man and his actions are truthfully told. See it as entertainment, and it is that. We do know that in his time Moe Berg was highly unusual. A Princeton educated lawyer who was likely brilliant but lacking in building friendships he preferred playing professional baseball. Just this makes for a character which Paul Rudd plays well purposely making the enigma even more so because it's likely Rudd played him a bit too likeable. That's fine because it's just a good story with enough realism from a time gone giving it a boost. It doesn't matter if Berg did it like it was depicted at all if you just let it be an interesting and well paced story. For this I have to give it a 7 knowing many history buffs discount it as presented here. I liked the movie and think it's highly entertaining.
Review of The Catcher Was a Spy
