Would have rather watched the History Channel program on it

Rating: 6/10 (8 December 2006)

Along with most of the Best Picture Nominees for the 2005 Oscars, this film, overall, expectedly fell into the Pit of Boredom. It's not that I disliked it, but I truly don't believe that any movie intended for the average American should be this uninteresting given the VERY interesting topic and expect to be liked. It WAS liked however, it was liked a lot by critics and movie-goers, and so I have to say this is a grossly overrated film. I cannot deny that the acting here is superb (Strathairn's nomination was well deserved), and I admire Clooney's attention to detail and historical accuracy, but he really should stick to what he's known for, because it is clear to me that he failed to foresee or maybe just chose to ignore the fact that because this movie does pay so much attention to historical accuracy and so closely attempts to recreate what people were experiencing then (the archive footage) it's entertainment value is greatly limited. Now, I'm not just some ignorant moron that would have been more pleased if they had thrown in a sex scene or some excessive, unwarranted violence into the movie, but I do believe Clooney should have taken a little more creative liberty and made the movie a little more Hollywood. The concepts of Communism VS. Capitalism, Good VS. Evil (not politically correct, I know), Freedom VS. Comfort, etc, could have made for a compelling story, but, instead, 'Good Night, and Good Luck' barely manages to motivate.