Not Stones best work

Rating: 3/10 (8 July 2017)

The acting performances were skilled. I do not agree that this was well directed. The cinematography was flawed at best and continuity issues ran rampant. A few scenes left one thinking Stone was either asleep at the wheel or not present in post production.
There's more than one view about Ed Snowden and his actions while working for US intelligence. Stone not only portrays only one view but offers no detail about alternative opinions or possibilities.
The simple alternative labels Snowden a traitor. Stone fails to explore this. The assembly order of the "facts" leaves the viewer with little to work with other than Snowden's version of events and Stones biased portrayal.
Given the release date of this movie, Stone had the opportunity to explore more recent findings that Snowden is now in league with Russia and handsomely under their employ. Although treason need not be at play, the principal of inevitable disclosure represents a compromise to both the NSA and CIA. How this can occur, the effect on US National security is far more compelling than the simpleton's portrayal of a hacker patriot whistle blower.
I know it's too much to expect Oliver Stone would deliver a balanced perspective. In this case, the ax he's grinding is as dull as he.