The Fifth Estate

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William T I enjoy the soundtrack and the performance of Daniel Brühl is excellent and i am in love of Alicia Vikander. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Audience Member A propaganada piece which paints Julian Assange, who is a true hero, as a villain....sad that Benedict Cumberbitch agreed to do this movie Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/04/24 Full Review Blu B It's such a mess. This is a lot of things but the biggest thing is this is, it's a wasted opportunity. Everything is bogged down by subpar execution and a unfocused script. This should've just focused on the major leak that led to the escalation of the info war with the U.S.A. not all the backstory on the organization, Daniel, and barely getting any backstory on Julian who sometimes is the main focus and sometimes isn't. That the other thing I can't tell you if Daniel, Julian, or the Info War plot is the main focus as it feels terribly unfocused. Before the major leak it shows all the results of multiple other leaks and it feels terribly jumpy and doesn't flow well at all. It feels like just random events and makes this feel very convuluted. The cinematography is shot lifelessly, pointless shaky cam, obnoxious camera angles every now and than, all over the place different styles, weird abstract scenes, and sometimes the scenes are so convuluted you don't even know what's happening. This does get better in the second half though and the best part is the inital leak and receiving of the papers which actually was well done and came very close to something out of the Bourne movies. Than it starts bouncing around again and loses focus but not as bad as first. The music isn't good either alternating from boring and generic to out of place international pop numbers. They never help build tension or suspense at all. This can't decide if it wants to be a biopic about Julian or a political thriller and never full develops either. Finally, Cumberbatch isn't good in this as Julian and comes across as wooden, stilted, and not kind of whiny at times. We never get any backstory on him really either despite this trying to be a biopic about him and his rise. This needed to really start and focus squarely on the leak simliar to something like a combo of All the President's Men and a Bourne movie hybrid and drop all the unfocused backstory and abstract stuff to simplify the plot and make Julian less wooden and stilted. Skip This and read the book instead. What a missed opportunity. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review The Lego S Ok movie, Benedict Cumberbatch was a great Julian Assange, very dramatic. Good ending but just too dramatic. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/08/23 Full Review steve d Not even the acting is passable in this mess of a biopic. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review kevin c Based on true events, this film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange who created WikiLeaks and how the site became a huge problem for the US government as well as many nations worldwide. Daniel Bruhl costars as his colleague/employee. Fascinating story which plays like a spy movie almost with some tense and suspenseful scenes. Really compelling storytelling. Quite enjoyed this one. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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