Fact or Fiction

Rating: 8/10 (29 January 2013)

It seemed to me that the movie was trying so hard to stick to fact over fiction but as we all know it takes a little dramatization to put bums on seats. Although the film started off by gripping the audience it did seem to lack a little punch through the middle. It's hard to keep the audience hooked when there is little to offer them in a story that seems to blow hot and cold. Having said this on the whole the details provided in the story line were pretty easy to follow and it was surprising to see the political machine not falling foul of election frenzy. The cat and mouse scenarios were perfectly balanced and although some may argue that they may have been a little stretched out I personally didn't see it that way. The end was a little rushed but I guess it's hard to show much more since most people went into the movie knowing plenty of facts already. It was all a matter what you already know and what you believe to be true. It's one of them movies where how much you know or believe is paramount to what you see in the film and what you are led believe. Enjoyable and full of suspense it's definitely worth a watch. I predict an Oscar winning performance for a supporting woman but I won't spoil anything by saying too much.