Excellent portrayal of a shameful era in U.S. history

Rating: 9/10 (22 November 2005)

I am old enough to remember the Morrow/McCarthy era and was excited to go see this fine film. George Clooney has written an excellent portrayal of the era in our history. I was spellbound by the performance of David Strathairn as Morrow. He nailed the role perfectly as well as the rest of the cast doing a fine job. By filming this in black and white it brought more reality to the period. Even the performance by Diane Reeves fit perfectly in the the film I cannot recommend this to highly to anyone who has not live through this era of Mc Carthyism and the unfair treatment of so many innocent people. Rush off to see this fine film if you are not familiar with the era.