The film is both seductive and maddening.
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11/17/03
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Reviews Counted:158
Fresh:144
Rotten:14
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: A compelling look at Stephen Glass' fall from grace.
Theatrical Release:Oct 31, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $2,105,024
Synopsis: Shattered Glass stars Hayden Christensen as Stephen Glass, a staff writer for the respected current events and policy magazine The New Republic and a freelance feature writer for publications such... [More]
Starring: Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Hank Azaria, Chloë Sevigny
Director: Billy Ray
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cautionary tale for future generations
06/26/05
An absolutely riveting drama that doesn't glorify its subject in the slightest and shrewdly says a lot of very sad things about the state of modern journalism.
11/13/03
One of the year’s most compelling films.
11/03/03
Shattered Glass has the skill and power to make you squirm.
11/21/03
Shattered Glass provides a fascinating look behind the scenes at The New Republic ... Yet, viewers may also recoil from the movie's reverential and elitist treatment of The New Republic and other news operations.
11/23/03
At one point, the Glass character defines journalism as 'the art of capturing behavior,' and that's also where this movie excels...
12/08/03
Shattered Glass may be light when it comes to psychological questions, but its detailed accounting of Glass' actions makes for fascinating viewing.
10/28/03
Top CriticThrough Christensen's economical soft-shoe performance, Glass's zeal and obliging modesty work the same disarming hoodoo on the viewer as they do on his snake-oiled co-workers
11/20/03
Shattered Glass smolders like the subtle giant, Mt.Vesuvius. Based on the true story of fallen journalist Stephen Glass...
10/30/03
A good movie about a real-life problem journalist that unfortunately has almost nothing to do with journalism's real-life problems.
11/14/03
Top CriticAs an exposé it's grippingly well paced, but what motivated that first step of deception? Apparently, Glass isn't worth consulting, and his shrink isn't talking.
11/06/03
The surprise of Shattered Glass is that it's ultimately a celebration of journalistic integrity.
11/19/03
Shattered Glass is a highly charged moral drama about the deceptions and fabrications of an ambitious young staff writer for the New Republic.
10/30/03
The season's unlikeliest nail-biter -- think of it as an upside-down, black-sheep cousin to Catch Me if You Can.
11/12/03
A terrific white-knuckler, one that builds up a head of excruciating suspense even though most viewers already know how it ends.
11/21/03
Not since All the Presidents Men has journalistic integrity been so entertainingly scrutinized.
12/08/03
Sarsgaard plays Lane with great subtlety and grace.
11/06/03
Top CriticShattered Glass functions as a dramatic character study, but not as the galvanizing wake-up call about the sorry state of U.S. journalism that Ray says he wanted to make.
11/14/03
Shattered Glass may not break any box-office records, but with a stellar cast, tight script, and insightful direction, it is destined to take its place in journalistic, if not cinematic, history as a warning about the dangers of ruthless ambition.
11/19/03
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