An unusual film. In fact, it feels more like a very well made BBC4 tele-play. There's a sharp economy to the way George Clooney tells the story of CBS journalist Ed Murrow's very public confrontation with Senator Joe McCarthy. It seems like a very real portrayal of the period, everyone smokes all the time and there arene't many people who arent't middle aged white men in the TV industry. The effect of the use of black and white is interesting to consider, does it help to situate the film in it's period or does it act to distance the viewer making what is an incredibly relevant film seem less so? Either way it looks really great.
If you're interested in journalistic ethics or the McCarthy witch-hunts then you're in for a treat, otherwise I suspect the film could come accross as quite cold and functional, it tells the story and then it's over. It's kind of like the anti Lord Of The Rings, which in case you're wondering is a good thing in a film that's based on real events.
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