More please!

Rating: 10/10 (25 February 2006)

I have an Unlimited ticket at my local cinema and have seen many good movies in the past 6 months - so far, History of Violence being my favorite. I have also sat through several tedious movies that were way too long (Howling Castle being the prime example) - but even Were Rabbit (which I loved) was 15 minutes too long. Good Night and Good Luck is quite the opposite...a movie that I wish had been LONGER. I could easily have sat through 20 more minutes of this movie, i) because I was loving it so much and ii) as I am 45, and not wishing to be patronising, I think that younger members of the audience could have done with a little more time to understand the underlying story more. My wife, for instance (41) didn't realise it was Eisenhower was he when shown. This is a first class movie of the genre that BBC can make at its best, and shows the link, very clearly, how concerns about freedom and the role of a free press (and a press that has the guts to have a position - which the BBC does not seem to, these days) is as true now as it was in the 1950's - clearly an issue Mr Clooney, whose stock has risen considerably with me after this movie, was intending to focus upon, even if obliquely. Well done to all concerned.