02/05/06 Good Night, And Good Luck
Good Night, And Good Luck (2005), directed by George Clooneywatched solo; theater (Crossroads 20 Cinema, Cary, NC)
Clooney, being a Hollywood darling and talented actor, can willingly pull off a solid "based on a true story" history lesson. I know that it's just a movie, and many things can become fictionalized for the sake of the art & sometimes the almighty dollar sign. However, this is an overall entertaining flick, with a great ensemble cast, and brilliant lead role by Strathairn. The acting was good, the cinematography was crisp, and on a side note...everyone in the fifties apparently smoked. There are so many walking chimneys around it's ridiculous. Also, there are few drawbacks I noticed. The camera work, which I believe was an "in-your-face" style of close-ups, was a bit too blurry & frenetic; and the ending of this fairly short film felt rushed. Oh yeah, and McCarthy was a witch-hunting paranoid jerk. Again, this was fictionalized, but it spliced in tons of archival real footage of the Red Scare trials that Murrow did bravely challenge credibility on. This seems somewhat relevant in today's fears & media over-saturation.
4 out of 5 stars
posted by Undead Film Critic @ 4:47 PM
2 Comments:
At 2:57 PM,
Anonymous said…
V-Day Question
Hey, how are we doing the Valentine's day poll results? Are you cutting the voting off on a certain day, in order for me to get it via Netflix, or find it at Blockbuster? Just curious. By the way, who the hell keeps voting for Lvoe Story? I demand a recount.
At 4:36 PM,
Undead Film Critic said…
to answer your "V-Day Question", all polls will end on the 5th day before the given destination day or (D-Day). So the Valentine's poll will end on 02/10/06. And I don't know who votes for what? But I'm sure you are going to Love "Love Story"
& Hello Kelly, get in your suggestions now for the St. Paddy's day poll. Of course if Brad has already seen it, It Doesn't Count!
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