Movie Info
Genre :
DramaRelease Date :
October 14, 2005MPAA Rating :
PGDirector :
George ClooneyStarring :
George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Ray Wise, Frank Langella, David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Tate Donovan
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics 
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“..with a quick ninety minute running time this is one piece of history worth revisiting...”
by Mark Plante [The Cinema Source]
“..the biggest little movie of the year..”
by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
“..remains more of a dry history lesson than a movie in its own right...”
by Sharon Knolle [Hollywood]
“..Relevant, well-meaning and a bit arid..”
by James Verniere [Boston Herald]
“..Rarely does the film deviate from its course, and at times the writing is delightfully crisp and very intelligent..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
“..one of the year's most challenging films...”
by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it]
“..One of the year's best films..”
by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]
“..isn't just a first-rate piece of literate filmmaking, it accomplishes what the best films should do...”
by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]
“..is filmmaking at its best...”
by Pam Grady [Reel]
“..has an objective quality that will be plenty absorbing to a specialized (intelligent, political) audience...”
“..fails to resonate entirely..”
by Ray Bennett [The Hollywood Reporter]
“..doesn't deliver where it should, in providing conflict and drama..”
by Mel Valentin [Movie-Vault]
“..Clooney has crafted a period piece that speaks potently..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
“..Clooney expertly evokes the revved, split-second drama of the early days of live TV..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
“..an elegant and stirring entertainment..”
by David Denby [The New Yorker]
“..a riveting look at a volatile time in America and her television journalism industry...”
by Brian Orndorf [EFilmCritic]
“..a pleasant surprise..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
“..a fascinating and compelling piece of filmmaking..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
Reviewed by Ella Taylor [L.A. Weekly]
