An interesting and compelling investigative drama that uncovers a scandal of abuse and power that involves moral and hierarchy authority!

Rating: 8/10 (24 November 2015)

"Spotlight" so far for this year does hold up as one of the most powerful and stronger movies of this year. It's supported and held together by an all-star and all pro cast of film veterans like Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, and John Slattery. The film is based on the true and real life story of the Boston Globe's investigation into the uncovering of the massive scandal of the cover- up that the local catholic Archdiocese did within the city. And this would involve the abuse and sexual molestation of mostly young boys. As one by one older men start to remember and recount the gone by years that they were prey and taken advantage of by high ranking religious figures of the church as it's revealing to see how the young, innocent, and lonely are hit so hard. Upon the the investigation by the newspaper team it is found how the cover-up was at all levels from not only just the church but in the form of the legal system and local and federal government as the cases were often kept quite or thrown out or settled out of court. Along the way the team does draining work of digging for information and asking questions of the high powered in the city as Robby(Michael Keaton)the lead hunter and Sacha(Rachel McAdams)are the tag team of reporters that gather the most revealing information. Overall this picture is informative and investigative as it does shed light on scandal and corruption showing that the powerful must be held accountable and it proves that religious leaders are often a massive greed scandal and a work of moral decay as the hierarchy loves to abuse their power and authority. Overall "Spotlight" is a real eye opening film that searches and finds answers as it's a showcase of accountability proving that light must be shined on those in power.