
Thinking Pulitzer Prize and hoping to bring down a President, D.C. political columnist Rachel Armstrong writes that the President ignored the findings of a covert CIA operative when ordering air strikes against Venezuela. Rachel names the agent, Erica Van Doren, a woman whose young daughter is in Rachel's son's class at school. The government moves quickly to force Rachel to name her source. She's jailed for contempt when she refuses. She won't change her mind, and the days a... (Full plot summary below)
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Thinking Pulitzer Prize and hoping to bring down a President, D.C. political columnist Rachel Armstrong writes that the President ignored the findings of a covert CIA operative when ordering air strikes against Venezuela. Rachel names the agent, Erica Van Doren, a woman whose young daughter is in Rachel's son's class at school. The government moves quickly to force Rachel to name her source. She's jailed for contempt when she refuses. She won't change her mind, and the days add up. Chaos descends on Van Doren's life as well. First Amendment versus national security, marriage and motherhood versus separation. What's the value of a principle?
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| The Film YapNick RogersProving she can switch the lights on (or at least be guided to them), Kate Beckinsale gives a career-best performance in Rod Lurie's star-studded, substantive rumination on First Amendment attacks and governmental accountability. |
| Screen InternationalPatrick Z. McGavinA miscalculated piece damaged by poor direction, mediocre writing and performances that feel consistently misguided and off-key. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonIt's hard to put a finger on anything actually wrong with this earnest drama of politics, conscience, and democratic ideals... but it's equally difficult to embrace it enthusiastically, too. |
| Boston HeraldStephen SchaeferYes, it's inspired by the despicable Bush-Cheney real life CIA outing but Lurie makes it very much his own. |
| Slant MagazineJay AntaniAmong the many achievements in Lurie's script is how it manages to swing the viewer's sympathies toward Armstrong. |
| Denver PostLisa KennedyWriter-director Lurie makes dramas that whole-headedly engage ethical quandaries yet dodge easy judgments. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenA well-acted, John Grisham-style tale that will have its audience expressing gratitude for the First Amendment--never mind how battered it has gotten. |
| Cinema SignalsJules Brennershould bring a deserved burnishing to auteur Lurie's regard in the creative community |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussShould find favor with audiences eager for movies driven by characterization, ideas and the performances of actors whose screen presence offers as much justification for the existence of cinema as any camera trick, flashy montage or special effect. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyLurie balances the tragic repercussions of two women drawn into a swirling riptide of political neglect, judicial irresponsibility, and sudden violence. |