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Critics Consensus: A compelling look at Stephen Glass' fall from grace.
Critic Consensus: A compelling look at Stephen Glass' fall from grace.
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Writer-director Ray has a no-fuss style that is quietly, thoroughly gripping.
Does a superb job in presenting four of the five journalistic 'Ws' of its story: the who, what, where and when. It fails, however, on the essential 'why' of the tale.
What are we to learn from this? Not the broad lesson that every line of work has its share of charlatans: The script is way too pious to swallow such a generic pill. And not anything important about Glass, since there's no real character examination.
A sober, wry and often riveting account of an infamous moment in journalism.
As directed by Billy Ray, the film has an exceptionally tight focus and a fascinating story to tell.
Reminds you how our culture's emphasis on success and stardom in any field -- and the betrayal of ethics to attain them -- has a cumulative, corrosive effect on society, no matter how small the stage may be.
Just as I was starting to wonder not only if I did really like Steve that much but also if it were possible that I was not even meant to, a story of his is challenged.
Being a film about fibs, it is desperate not to tell any. Big mistake.
It's intriguing stuff that's heightened by the efforts of a seriously impressive supporting cast...
Journalistic scandal story best for older teens.
Using unexpectedly suspenseful character drama, "Shattered Glass" elevates itself to the upper echelon of journalism films. Unless there's ever a 24 famous enough to warrant biopic treatment, this will likely be Christensen's only great performance.
Perhaps the best exploration of American journalism this past decade has seen.
"Read between the lies." The true story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was found he had fabricated over half of his articles.
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What a really great movie! This is based on the true story of a guy who pulled the wool over the eyes of his employers for a long time. This was a very, very interesting story.
Would've made it to my faves list had it not been for its sloppy execution & poor acting by the lead actor.
1998: Stephen Glass worked for The New Republic Magazine. He was the youngest staff member of a team that was composed of 15 journalists/editors. He wrote articles that entertained people, made them laugh, and raised the eyebrows of those that he'd written about. He attracted a lot of attention, and was very much liked by his co-workers. Until Forbes stepped in and asked for his sources for "Hack Heaven."
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