An Important Film

Rating: 7/10 (27 July 2016)

This film is by no means a visual masterpiece. It is a movie which feels grey and real.
It has the tone of a newspaper, and the gruelling effort that is needed for a story of this calibre.
From impeccable acting, this film makes the viewer fully drawn in, emotionally attached to this story and its answers.
It is not a Fincher movie where the viewer is excited as more of the 'conspiracy' unfolds, as in Zodiac. Also starring Mark Ruffalo. The tone of this move makes unfolding the truth more harrowing, so much so that at certain parts of the movie you feel the need to take a break.
Many parts of the movie will leave a really unsavoury taste in your mouth, it will make you feel sick to the stomach and by the end there feels a sense of relief for the viewer, not just for the crew of journalists.
Overall possible not one of the Greats for its art, but indeed a necessary and powerful one. made.