Great film, just a little too long

Rating: 7/10 (27 January 2005)

Quiz Show is a true story about a scandal that took place while TV quiz shows were at their peak in popularity.
(Spoiler) It is a great story, the actual quiz show its self is just a little bit of support for the movie. The story is about how a quiz show called "21" was the most popular show during the late 1950's. There was an undefeated champion on the show named Herb Stempel. He was receiving the answers from the show executives so he could stay on and boost their ratings. However, their ratings were starting to go down. They payed Stempel to take a dive so that a younger, better looking college professor could be the new champion on the show, in order to get more viewers and receive higher ratings.
There is a good message about your own morals and choices in this movie, as the college professor has the choice of cheating and becoming an undefeated champion on the show, or do what's right and not receive that honor.
The direction is great, thanks to Robert Redford, and the music and style add much more to the movie. Unfortunately, the running time is a bit long, but it is vigorously entertaining and still a great viewing experience.