Whilst Fair Game fails to balance a fact-based biopic and a political thriller , both Naomi Watts and Sean Penn performances are commendable .
The critical consensus is : It struggles with the balance between fact-based biopic and taut political thriller , but Fair Game brims with righteous anger -- and benefits from superb performances by Naomi Watts and Sean Penn.
Fair Game -LRB-2010 film-RRB-