A Good, Intelligent Movie

Rating: 8/10 (30 July 2000)

This was an interesting movie. It is enjoyable to watch a movie that respects the audience. The characters are complex and flawed as you would expect in a portrayal of real people. This movie is well-written and well-acted.
There are a couple of things that detracted from the overall quality of the movie. First, I thought the direction was annoying in a few scenes. There were some handheld shots that were course and jittery. This did not convey any emotional element of the movie to me, but was a mere distraction. I also read in Brill's Content magazine about the factual errors in the movie. I understand the need for "dramatic license", but when portraying real events using real names of people who are still alive and still in the line of work portrayed in the movie, I would like to see the content held to a higher standard of accuracy.