Warner Bros.
November 4, 2005
Historical Drama
DVD
C-
C-
I don't know if it's the influence of "reality TV" and documentaries or what, but modern historical dramas often have a flattening, distancing technique. I saw it in The Front Runner (about Gary Hart) and I see it here in this story of Edward R. Murrow and Joseph McCarthy. It's not just that this is in black & white, but some shots are through windows and from odd angles. The acting, like in Chappaquiddick, is also distant, even in emotional scenes. Anyway, I can see why this was so acclaimed, but it's not for me. (The German Good Bye, Lenin, in contrast, makes us care about the characters while painlessly presenting then recent history.) Clooney directed, co-wrote, and plays Fred Friendly.
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