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Silrog says...
6 years ago
The first half is a challenge, with all the details necessary to retell the story. The second half is much better (and more relevant), with a brilliant Cate Blanchett representing the struggles of journalism in our era.
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phildev says...
8 years ago
Justifiably sentimental about the decay of news, and broadcast journalism in particular.
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peteo says...
2 years ago
I had to check the date on this movie. It wasn't the most interesting (I know who Dan Rather is, but I'm not in the US, so he's doesn't represent anything to me). But it felt like it was made with some jabs at the way the US seems to have fragmented into bipartisan communities and a loss of what was once "the greater good" during Covid.

And then I see it was made 7 years ago. It made it feel more pertinent as a forewarning of how bad things were to be

Solid acting, professionally done, but not probably only relevant in the US - it's just a slow moving drama to the rest of the world.
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durack says...
2 years ago
All the leftist Hollywood actors and biased storytelling here can’t change the fact that leftist “journalists” gave birth to Fake News.

Take Dan Rather (played by Robert Redford) for example. Guess where he is working now. The Young Turks. One of the far left YouTube channels active today. Still trying to sling mud at Republican politicians in the name of “investigative journalism”.

Mary Mapes (played by Cate Blanchett) published a book about her involvement in this scandal since getting fired. That book is the basis for this movie. At the end of the day, not only did this person made millions from selling a book detailing her own incompetence, she also got to spin up a narrative claiming victimhood status.

Where were these leftist “investigative journalists” when Epstein was running the paedophile sex island? That would have implicated the Clintons and most of the leftist elites across politics and Holywood. They don’t investigate their own… eh? :rolling_eyes:

Rating this movie low, not due to the performances of the actors. But due to the false narrative it tries to portray.
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alopix says...
5 years ago
I really love the acting. Cate Blanchett was amazing and the story itself was quite interesting. Not being a US-citizen I did not know about this scandal – in addition to being a little bit too young at the time.
It was really well told and I hope it was accurate to at least the book (of course she also tells her own story but it seemed to show both sides a little).
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faithful soul says...
7 years ago
Whilst the film is interesting, this true story does not make for compelling cinema. Possibly of worth to US audiences who are likely to be more familiar with the story than those of us in the UK.
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FinFan says...
8 years ago
"If truth goes against power, power tends to crush the truth" - Robert Redford

Since I´m not from America I didn´t follow this in 2004. Did they screw up in their investigations ? Maybe, but does this mean they were wrong ? I´d rather have journalists asking questions with the risk of getting it wrong at times than the other way around.
As for the movie itself - if you like good quality movie making without green screen and CGI effects this is a movie to watch. As said before good performances and production in general is good.
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NotoriousX says...
8 years ago
I'm not sure this should even be a movie. Strong actor performances can't help change what was said and done at CBS in 2004, nor can it change the outcome. They fucked up...royally.

The filmmakers obviously want us to feel sympathy for the involved, and make us believe that they did this in good faith. And well..I do...and have to a degree always done so. BUT...That they acted in good faith doesn't by any means make up for sloppy work.

The acting was good, but the story lacked just about in every department. Very biased, and doesn't give answers as much as give me more doubt about my sympathies in this case. Stay Away!!
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