Stunning

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 2005)

This was an amazingly even-handed movie and did not, as another reader noted, focus on McCarthy's personality disorder or alcoholism. "Good Night and Good Luck" is simply amazing.
The cast turned in a world-class performance Strathairn's performance was stunning, Clooney played a brilliantly understated Fred Friendly, Langella played an extraordinary Paley, and Downey's minimalist acting revealed him at his best in years. Alex Borstein also deserves praise: she proved she is not only a gifted comedian, but an outstanding actress.
The movie's slow, measured pace but tense and emotionally charged story is hauntingly reminiscent of the 40s-era and very few great 50's-era film noir. Clooney created a masterpiece and resisted the urge to go "over the top," which resulted in a brilliant movie.
This is a timely, well-crafted movie that far and away deserves at least an Academy nomination, if not the award for best movie of 2005. "Good Night and Good Luck" provides parallels to subsequent world and political crises proving that if we forget the past, we are doomed to make the same errors. "Good Night and Good Luck" is sheer genius.