Truth (2015)
The story of The Killian Documents controversy (a.k.a. 'Rathergate') in the days leading up to the 2004 presidential election. When veteran newscaster Dan Rather and CBS News head Mary Mapes choose to air a segment on 60 Minutes exposing how President Bush avoided being drafted to Vietnam through his father's political advantages, the resulting fallout ultimately costs them their jobs and reputations
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August 04, 2016
Ultimately, Truth feels like a wake for the death of the Wednesday 60 Minutes and, personally, I needed a hanky to get through it.
July 26, 2016
Truth has an air of a film that thinks it's important. The story is fascinating but it would have been better served to portray it as what it actually is - a cautionary tale about quickie journalism and acting before you have solid proof.
August 22, 2016
Truth, as much as I agree with many of its contentions, fails to hold itself to the same level of scrutiny as it does those going after Mapes and Rather, and as such never feels as authentic as it should have.
October 29, 2015
Robert Redford plays Dan Rather. I know. Just reading that out loud seems odd -- but Redford does a terrific job of capturing Rather's on-air cadence and his larger-than-life off-air persona.
February 27, 2017
Truth is all about Blanchett, who really shines in-and carries-an otherwise bad good movie. (Or is it a good bad movie?) There are a lot of themes introduced, but are stated in rather sweeping gestures.
October 29, 2015
Engrossing and occasionally moving ...
October 30, 2015
Condescending, self-righteous and sloppy, Truth is simply a bad film for which there are no excuses.
August 04, 2016
When Truth falters, it's Blanchett's unyielding, captivating force that keeps it alive.
October 29, 2015
"Truth" is ... mesmerizing, entirely because of Blanchett; this is one of those movie-star performances in which every detail, every gesture feels right.
October 29, 2015
Nobody does the aggrieved party better than Blanchett, who could play the title tragedians in any smart recasting of King Lear or Hamlet.
October 30, 2015
Ultimately, some of the answers in "Truth" are unsatisfying, but it asks important questions, which is one of journalism's chief responsibilities.
