An Accomplished Piece Of Film-making.

Rating: 7/10 (29 April 2008)

This is an astute, assured piece of film-making from George Clooney who shows that he is also a talent behind the camera. He combines delicately composed black and white photography with real archive footage to create the mood of paranoia and manipulation in the American media of the 1950's. This coupled with an evocative but simple mise-en-scene, evoking the feel of the classic Hollywood era, accomplished art direction and lighting and some effective linear editing give it the feel of an actual news documentary. This is an important, engrossing and informative work on the ideology and control of the media with great performances by a top notch cast.
7/10