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Truth (2015)

October. 16,2015
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As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President’s military service. But when allegations come pouring in, sources change their stories, document authenticity is questioned, and the casualties begin to mount.

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Karry
2015/10/16

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Dynamixor
2015/10/17

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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Borserie
2015/10/18

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

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Hayden Kane
2015/10/19

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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Michael Ledo
2015/10/20

This is a dramatization of the events that lead to the resignation of Dan Rather(Robert Redford) and firing of Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) of CBS news/ 60 Minutes. It shows us how the reporters gathered the Bush air force reserve story and were rushed to meet a deadline. About a third of the way through Rather canonizes Mary Mapes by telling us her biography. The production includes scenes where they have to tell her the resume of Dick Thornburgh, something that most likely didn't happen but was done for us "stupids" in the audience.Redford did a good job. You could close your eyes and see Dan Rather when he spoke. Nailed it. Blanchett did a convincing job of Mary Mapes, a woman who depicted as a hard and honest worker with daddy issues. Since Mapes wrote the book on which they based the script, expect to see a story told from her viewpoint. People who "are now or have ever been a liberal" might enjoy this film more than a conservative.Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

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HotToastyRag
2015/10/21

If you couldn't tell by the title, Truth is a true story. Cate Blanchett plays the producer of 60 Minutes, Robert Redford plays Dan Rather, and Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, and Elisabeth Moss play the supporting crew. In 2004, right before the presidential election, Cate hears of a potential story that President George W. Bush's military record might have been fabricated. With something that serious, they'd better make sure they have a reliable source and can defend such an accusation, otherwise they'll face a terrible backlash from the American public, their own network, and the government! If you remember what happened in 2004, you won't be that surprised by the plot of Truth. But if you're too young to remember, or you weren't paying attention to politics back then, it's a very suspenseful and tense story. Cate Blanchett gives one of the finest performances in her career; I was baffled as to why she was nominated for an Oscar for Carol that year instead. Robert Redford is also very good, and before you get mad at him that he's not doing a good Dan Rather impersonation, you should know he chose not to imitate. He wanted, well, a truthful performance, rather than one that would garner gasps and giggles from the audience as they say, "Wow, he's just like him!" Dan Rather himself was very pleased with the film, and with Redford.Not all politicos will like this movie, even though James Vanderbilt's screenplay is very thoughtful and suspenseful. If you're a die-hard Republican or thought Robert Redford should have minded his own business in All the President's Men, you might not like this one.

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yannigk
2015/10/22

Truth (2015): saw this film on FX just now, starring Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace. A compelling story about journalism and the advent of internet journalism. A bit slow at start, then moves to a false ending when we see the reporters made a successful "60 minutes" show about G. W. Bush's alleged receipt of preferential treatment in the National Guard, weeks prior to his re- election in 2004. Scandals arise when it was pointed out that the documents presented in the show is possibly a forgery, the last half of the film deals with how the reporters must now try to fight back in defense to their report. Cate Blanchett is perfect as usual. She's strong but fragile at the same time. Her portrayal of Mary Mapes, the producer of the "60 minutes" show, on the verge of losing her job while standing up to the multitudes of 'bullies' trying to discredit her is the main drive of the film. She just brings so much depth into her characters. I can't get enough of her. That said, due to the possible political bias in the movie itself, there are some assumptions that the movie is trying to feed the viewers, and I'm not sure it is as politically neutral as it can be. The movie speaks in volumes about what the general crowd thinks now of investigative journalism, and our (dis)ability to separate truth from fiction. A piece of film worth thinking about, but somewhat not super satisfying at the end.

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barbaras1950
2015/10/23

This is a powerful telling of one of the most important stories of our times. Journalism has been under siege for a long time and TRUTH shows how corporate and political interests destroyed real journalists for trying to tell the truth about G.W Bush's "military service" during the 2004 election. During that time, the Bush campaign launched a smear campaign against John Kerry's service in Viet Nam, but wanted to bury any controversy over GW's own service record- one that included a scurrilous entry into the Texas National Guard. They succeeded in squashing that news, with the collaboration of CBS's own management and a biased Republican investigative committee with the agenda of discrediting every reporter involved in breaking the story. In spite of the heroic efforts of real journalists and investigative reporters, Dan Rather was forced to step down from CBS News Anchor, the producer was fired and Bush won the election. Cut to the present where News is treated as entertainment by every network and real investigative reporting is a thing of the past. Cate Blanchett has never been better, Bob Redford personifies Rather's integrity and intelligence, and the entire cast shines. BOTTOM LINE: This should be required viewing in every Journalism school in the country.

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