maybe too slow but very compact

Rating: 7/10 (29 September 2005)

George Clooney has excellently directed this powerful and passionate movie telling about the terrible years of McCarthy's blacklists. It's fairly thoughtful and based on David Strathairn's calibrated performance. This sad American era, one of the darkest period of US story, had to be reminded. Not only is it a tribute to Edward Murrow's courage but it's also a warning for journalistic responsibility that should make us take a look at the current moment. I knew the film bedrock would be the lead performance but expected Clooney and Downey Junior's parts would be more important. A runtime of ninety minutes is not too much but the picture, perhaps because of the black and white, proves to be a little slow.