Transfer to Reality

Rating: 9/10 (16 December 2015)

Spotlight is directed by Tom McCarthy, and this film stars Mark Ruffalo , Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, and pretty much many great actors. And this movie is about a scandal that involves the Catholic church, and there are these reporters played by Ruffalo, and the rest of the actors who are trying to write a story about the scandal, tracking people down. But there are obstacles in the way. When I first heard about this movie, I had a feeling that this movie has some potential. The trailer looks good, and all I knew is that there is this scandal, and there are these reporters trying to put it together and expose the truth. That was all I knew. So I knew this movie was going to be good. And it is. I'm very impressed. This is one of the best movies I have seen this year. And it's all done by its incredible acting, incredible script, and incredible directing.
This movie deals with a subject matter involving priests and children. There are victims. And these reporters are just out there collecting information from the people who were involved with it. And some of the victims and their siblings have different reactions, and it could be pretty heart breaking too, because these are people who had to put up with it. And it messes them up psychologically. And to make matters worse, this issue has been going on for a long time, and people already knew about it. But they didn't take the time to speak about it. and throughout the entire movie, you are just watching these reporters, doing their jobs like real people, collecting information. And we as an audience are finding some shocking information that we don't see coming. Some information that makes us cringe, because this is based on a true story. And you just want our reporters to get this clear out of the way, and expose the people involved in this scandal. And then it gets to a point where you feel like that this is not a movie. Sometimes when we watch movies based on true events, we know that it happened. But in the end, you think to yourself, it was just a movie. But in Spotlight, you feel like you are transported into the year of 2001 and 2002, where the movie takes place, and you see our reporters doing what they have to do. And it all helps with our characters.
Everyone did a flawless job in this movie. All of the characters felt very realistic. There wasn't a scene where I felt like I was just watching an actor. You feel like these people are just real life reporters. Michael Keaton,. First you got Birdman, and now this? You just love seeing him on screen. And you just love some of his scenes. and then you got Mark Ruffalo , who did a mind blowing job. He is the one in the group who wants to get this story out there the most. he is running around, going into buildings, getting documents, writing down information, and you just feel the passion of his job. He is the one affected the most about this case. There was this scene, where he and Michael Keaton has this argument, and Ruffalo and his performance was very outstanding.
This movie is about mystery, and it really really works. Guys, go and check this movie out. It has outstanding and great performances, and great direction. It's one of the best of the year. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out. This movie is pretty flawless...for the most part. There were a few times where the story drags, but you are going to enjoy watching this film.