Der Moment der Wahrheit (2015)
37KDer Moment der Wahrheit: Directed by James Vanderbilt. With Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid. Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush’s military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.
“Slow, scattered. Some subplot should have been trimmed or cut completely. The fundamental crime is a bit unbelievable, like a home invasion out of a horror movie, and that undermines the tower of disconnected scenes on top. The climax and the ending are rushed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA well shot and well acted film, but the lead had hardly anything to work with. For all the filmu0026#39;s length, we know almost nothing about the main characteru0026#39;s life before the incident, which makes it hard to relate to her. Her performance was good but with the languid pace and editing, and the drip feed script, she almost seems blank, but the film just manages to avoid this. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe problem is, the film builds all this emotional weight on a somewhat sensational premise and this kind of trauma requires a treatment more committed to the character. Nobody helps her in the end, not the other characters, but not the director either, or the viewers, who really become voyeurs.”
