TRUE STORY is a true story.
First: the reviewers who say that this has no "payoff" or that it doesn't have a point, seem to forget what this is actually about: a true story, told by a journalist that is thought by everyone that he can't write one.
The payoff is big, for Finkel.
This film is a slow burning drama with thriller elements. With lesser known cast it would have been a TV-movie, or a miniseries.
Jonah Hill and James Franco shine, however, and they do it because of the script. The screenplay is powerful and so is also their performance, the direction and the production itself.
Felicity Jones as the journalist Finkel's wife (Jill) is underused, though, and the writing of her character is not as strong as the others. It doesn't matter, since this is mainly a story about Finkel and Longo.
The biggest problem with this movie, and this is the reason why I give it a 6, is that the characters are simply not likeable. What these people did is almost unforgivable, and they don't seem to understand when to stop.
TRUE STORY becomes a circus show of egoism, and as such it's a powerful view of our media landscape, and that there are simply no bounderies left.
Simply put: I don't care for Finkel and I don't care for Longo.
First: the reviewers who say that this has no "payoff" or that it doesn't have a point, seem to forget what this is actually about: a true story, told by a journalist that is thought by everyone that he can't write one.
The payoff is big, for Finkel.
This film is a slow burning drama with thriller elements. With lesser known cast it would have been a TV-movie, or a miniseries.
Jonah Hill and James Franco shine, however, and they do it because of the script. The screenplay is powerful and so is also their performance, the direction and the production itself.
Felicity Jones as the journalist Finkel's wife (Jill) is underused, though, and the writing of her character is not as strong as the others. It doesn't matter, since this is mainly a story about Finkel and Longo.
The biggest problem with this movie, and this is the reason why I give it a 6, is that the characters are simply not likeable. What these people did is almost unforgivable, and they don't seem to understand when to stop.
TRUE STORY becomes a circus show of egoism, and as such it's a powerful view of our media landscape, and that there are simply no bounderies left.
Simply put: I don't care for Finkel and I don't care for Longo.