Dry History Lesson!

Rating: 6/10 (28 March 2013)

Good Night,and Good Luck is not a bad movie at all but it is a dry history lesson that's probably just as tolerable as listening to the history professor drone on and on. I can see talent used to make the film but I guess it never clicked with me. I was waiting for something interesting to happen but nothing really happened. I liked the idea on how they used black and white filming because it gives the film an authentic look for the time period it was in.
George Clooney's film is about how Edward Murrow and his team do all they can to discredit Senator Joseph McCarthy and his communist claims about people infiltrating the American government.
The film has a bunch of solid performances most notably David Strathairn. He really pulled out the stops to play Edward Murrow. He even acted the way the real Murrow did. The supporting cast led by George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, and Robert Downey Jr did an awesome job. Even McCarthy did a good job since he played himself thanks to archive footage.
Overall, this is a bland film despite it being pretty historically accurate. If they added a bit more to the film, it could have been better. This film literally put me to sleep and that never happens to me in movies. This film, despite being decent, is overrated and should have not been nominated for any Oscars. I rate this film 6/10.