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Audience Member Professional active journalist and reporters should not be used in movies. It decreases the integrity of their profession i.e. Lou Dobbs etc. I don't like that industries such as News Media and Banks provide identical services; we need true independence with differentiating stories and services. When Affleck's character stated they all (private defense contracters) have similar bank activity that wouldn't raise a red flag with me. Banks are all about the same when it comes to their financial services. This is mainly due to Gov't regulatory control. When Affleck's character agreed the NSA is trying to privatize our NSA that initially is worrisome and a private public partnership may be the best course of action. Of course the moral implications (two wrongs don't make a right) and psychological detriments should be studied and understood. I don't know enough about privatization of NSA responsibilities (other than movies) to have a more comprehensive opinion. Finally, personal indiscretions should not prevent or influence doing the right thing professionally. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/25 Full Review Edward F It wasn't great, but it was pretty good. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/25 Full Review Bob L Ditto what everyone else said about performances (though Affleck seems in over his head and incapable of being interesting without some Bat Toys to play with), but this barely had a heartbeat. 90 minutes in, it was still meandering aimlessly. I guess we're all supposed to be on the edge of our seats waiting for Russell Crowe to Scooby Doo the answer together in real time, but 60 minutes was more than this needed to take. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review Ishara L Movie #1537 A solidly written political thriller book-ended by a great cast with tight and adept filmmaking. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/10/24 Full Review Eye C A nice investigation journalist thriller to “light out” the Saturday. The cast is impressive, a lot of big names. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/20/24 Full Review Test T I watched this on DVD. It's not all bad, but they should have spent a little more on some decent lighting so that the audience would be able to see what is going on! As it is, the whole thing is far too dim. Russel Crowe is playing a journalist, but how he ever manages to see well enough to write anything is the real mystery. The press office he works at is illuminated like a cave at night and I'd be surprised if he managed to find his desk, let alone see to write a story. You may have guessed by now that I've (not!) seen this kind of movie before, and it really annoys me. Why make the film at all if you can't see it properly? It could have been made as a radio play for much less money, and then no one would complain. I don't recommend this movie because trying to watch it gave me eye strain and lots of frustration. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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