An intricate balancing act

Rating: 8/10 (27 November 2015)

Where the cast shines brightest, however, are the moments in between when there is no center attention. Writer (and Director) Tom McCarthy and co-writer Josh Singer have each one of these reporters contributing to the investigation in some meaningful way—be it interviewing traumatized victims or unearthing sensitive documents there's an evident feeling of cooperation and balance. Though the same can't be said in terms of character, McAdams and d' Arcy James allotted significantly simpler means of development, the visits to the duo's respected arcs are kept brief—illustrating these moments as personal glimpses rather than forced sympathy. Schreiber embodied this aspect in his underused performance, where a couple of the film's handful of memorable scenes sees the Jewish editor opposite to the Cardinal, Schreiber donning a weary expression with a firm tone of voice to craft a motivated but emotionally suppressed performance that only began to bud.
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