Global Warning

Rating: 9/10 (29 January 2016)

What can I tell you. In five words, this is a great movie. Without reading all the reviews on this site it's a fair bet that most of them are positive cause what's not to like so all I can do is spin out my positive thoughts for the ten lines that IMDb insist upon. It's not really on to single out one or even several performances when what we have here is an ensemble performance of the highest standard but the low-key non-sensational aspect is a definite plus and in terms of how newspapers used to be run it's right up there with Richard Brroks' Deadline USA. The fact that it is based on actual events painstakingly uncovered by a four-person unit invites comparisons with the great TV series Lou Grant which also featured investigative journalism and if anything this resembles nothing so much as a boxed set of the Best of Lou Grant. One to savour, cherish, and watch again and again.