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A finely-crafted film of people and ideas, of the sort more common before the movie mainstream became a sausage factory.
Every once in a while, for reasons as random as a Hollywood executive's taste or an economic meltdown, a perfectly decent movie slips through the cracks, never receives a theatrical release and is relegated to the purgatory called straight-to-DVD.
Writer-director Lurie makes dramas that whole-headedly engage ethical quandaries yet dodge easy judgments.
It's Kate Beckinsale who is fantastic and she is able to hold the strong premise long enough to keep my interest in a politically-charged thriller.
I thought the performances were great, particularly Vera Farmiga.
All this plays out in brisk fashion, and the actors, who also include Alan Alda as Rachel's venerable lawyer, mostly seem to be having a high old time.
Proving she can switch the lights on (or at least be guided to them), Kate Beckinsale gives a career-best performance in Rod Lurie's star-studded, substantive rumination on First Amendment attacks and governmental accountability.
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Should find favor with audiences eager for movies driven by characterization, ideas and the performances of actors whose screen presence offers as much justification for the existence of cinema as any camera trick, flashy montage or special effect.
It's hard to put a finger on anything actually wrong with this earnest drama of politics, conscience, and democratic ideals... but it's equally difficult to embrace it enthusiastically, too.
Alda's performance is a real stand-out, but all the actors are in fine form, to include Angela Basset, Noah Wyle and David Schwimmer.
Yes, it's inspired by the despicable Bush-Cheney real life CIA outing but Lurie makes it very much his own.
Most moviegoers know Kate Beckinsale as that gorgeous babe in the skin tight leather pants in Underworld, but you will find a solid leading actress who leads a talented cast in Nothing But The Truth.
should bring a deserved burnishing to auteur Lurie's regard in the creative community
In this engrossing political thriller, Kate Beckinsale's focused and sympathetic as the reporter who goes to jail to protect her source, and Vera Farmiga shines in the volatile supporting role of a government operative who loses her family because of her
Sporadically provocative and slightly contrived.
It's worth seeking out, standing as Lurie's best film work to date and a gentle reminder that Farmiga and Beckinsale are two talented, tough actresses in it for the long haul.
Lurie balances the tragic repercussions of two women drawn into a swirling riptide of political neglect, judicial irresponsibility, and sudden violence.
Kate Beckinsale and Vera Farmiga's terrific work is easily the best reason to watch.
The film pitches into old-school melodrama -- women in chains and all kinds of chaos, courtesy of men. But the film takes a next step too, aligning Erica and Rachel's experiences in order to indict the old boys' system.
Thoughtful and incendiary, stressing the ever-increasing threats to civil liberties in the name of national security.
It is a rock-solid entertainment, made by adults, starring adults, and intended for adults
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