The spotlight will be on this film, for several years to come.

Rating: 10/10 (20 February 2016)

Spotlight is a movie, based on true events. The Boston Globe is an extremely well renowned & popular paper, for the people of Boston. The Spotlight team of The Boston Globe, consisting of Mike Rezendes(Mark Ruffalo), Walter 'Robby' Robinson(Michael Keaton), Sacha Pfeiffer(Rachel McAdams) & Matt Carroll(Brian d'Arcy James), is the investigative journalism section of The Boston Globe. They are searching for the next story they are going to report. Enter new editor, Marty Baron(Liev Schreiber). He tells team Spotlight, to thoroughly research the major scandal of child molestation within the Boston Catholic Archdiocese. Baron also asks them to find out how the Catholic Church covered this up & why no major newspaper publication got a wind of this thoroughly disturbing story. What the Spotlight team discovers, is extremely shocking. The truth that comes out, rocks the Catholic Church & the whole city of Boston to its very core.
Spotlight is an extremely engaging & mind blowing film! The masterful direction by Tom McCarthy & the script by Josh Singer & McCarthy flawlessly depicts the struggle that the Spotlight team went through, to publish this story. What's absolutely wonderful & unique about this film is that, the entire 2 hours of its run-time, is just the characters researching & discussing the scandal & the victims narrating their harrowing experiences. Its commendable that in spite of not showing us anything that the victims go through, via flashbacks & what not, when the viewer listens to their story, you can't help but feel emotional. This movie just tells the story as it is. No comedic set pieces, melodramatic set pieces or, unnecessary subplots focusing on each individual reporter. The highlight of the film, is the performances. How else can you intently watch a film, that only has people interacting with each other. Mark Ruffalo is outstanding as Mike Rezendes. He truly deserves his Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Michael Keaton is brilliant as Walter 'Robby' Robinson. Keaton's subtle yet nuanced portrayal as the leader of team Spotlight, is vastly different from his previous role, as the protagonist in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014). Rachel McAdams is amazing as Sacha Pfeiffer. McAdams definitely deserves her first ever Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress, as the strong willed reporter. Liev Schreiber is great as Marty Baron. John Slattery is awesome as Ben Bradlee Jr. Brian d'Arcy James is impressive as Matt Carroll. Stanley Tucci is spectacular as Mitchell Garabedian. The supporting characters are great as well. The cast of Spotlight truly deserve their Best Acting Ensemble triumphs, at the Critics' Choice Awards & the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Spotlight is a must watch for everyone, whether you like dramas or not. A masterpiece!