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Billy Ray`s Breach Receives Great Reviews

Eric O?Neill (Ryan Phillippe) has just landed a job which could provide him with the opportunity to achieve his dream job as a full-fledged FBI agent. He has been handpicked to work under renowned operative Robert Hanssen (Chris Cooper) within a new division created to protect all classified FBI intelligence. In actuality, he is working under Special Agent Kate Burroughs (Laura Linney) and Special Agent Dan Plesac (Dennis Haysbert), who have been investigating Hanssen as a potential mole for the Soviet Union. Their case is of grave importance given the type of information to which he has access. O?Neill must gain his new mentor?s trust in hopes that the traitor will eventually expose himself. Soon, O?Neill is risking his life as well as the life of his family as he and Hanssen become entangled in a dangerous game that pits them against one another.

The fact that Hanssen was arrested 6 years ago, and that he subsequently plead guilty to more than 20 years of spying, as well as, the life sentence he received are all well known, but O`Neill`s role in the case was scarcely known until the release of the movie "Breach," based on his story. The Movie which was released February 16, 2007 and was directed by Billy Ray.

The movie`s reviews have been very positive, with much praise going to the performance of Chris Cooper. In the Ebert and Roeper February 17th edition, Richard Roeper gave the film a thumbs up calling it the best movie of the year so far. He also declared Cooper`s performance worthy of an Oscar nomination.