A great dramatic film on a great story with a great ensemble.

Rating: 8/10 (7 November 2015)

It feels to me like an hour long crime drama, like Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, except they are not cops, they're an investigative journalism team, very similar to the movie Truth, but instead of being TV journalist, they are members of the Boston Globe, but going up against just as powerful of an opponentThe Church.
Based on a true story, Spotlight is an investigative news column within the Boston Globe, who back in 2001 were ask to do a follow up story on a Priest caught molesting, a child, which open up a bigger conspiracy.
It was gripping watching this team go after the story. One of the elements that was really intriguing is how long it actually takes for this team to compile this particular story. It took them mouths to finish the story, but it does not feel like mouths, cause they make the story they try to compile interesting to watch. Plus we get to know the characters on a personal level without getting too personal. Nothing takes us away from the main focus of the movie.
Mark Ruffalo gives an impressive performance as Michael Rezendes. He was very intense and passionate and it comes off great, and was a great role for him. He stood out in a very interesting ensemble cast that included Michael Keaton, as the editor of spotlight supporting his reporters as they chase the story and Liev Schreiber, as the new editor and chief of the Globe, an outsider who saw a story that the others too close to home, did not. They're other great performances from Rachel McAdams and Stanley Tucci as well.
Spotlight also makes Boston itself a charter, by using scenery to show what a small town it can be and how much of an influence the Catholic Church has on it.
It hits all the right buttons without trying, that's a sign of good story telling. It brings you into a compelling story, well acted by a great cast that did great things together.