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Howard ShoreCast:
Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Brian d'Arcy James, Stanley Tucci, Doug Murray, Sharon McFarlane, Jamey Sheridan (more)VOD (5)
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Starring Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams and Michael Keaton, Spotlight tells the gripping true story of a team of Boston Globe reporters who launch a fearless investigation into child abuse allegations against the Catholic Church. What they eventually uncover is a shocking citywide scandal; almost ninety priests guilty but never convicted, legal settlements done in private, and a systematic cover-up of the abuse by church leadership. Determined to leave no stone unturned in their hunt for the truth, their investigation soon threatens to bring down some of the city's most powerful figures. Capturing the high-pressure world of in-depth reportage, Spotlight is a smart, thrilling depiction of journalism at its best. (Entertainment One)
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I don’t know what else to ask for. A masterfully written and brilliantly directed topical story that does not deviate for a moment from its established narrative pace and presents its shocking content to the uninitiated consumer in such an authentic and gripping way that they immediately want to take up investigative journalism by day and shoot horny priests in their private chambers by night. Plus the great protagonists, whose character is (rightly) sketched out only peripherally as part of the investigation process, but whose performances I could have easily endured two hours longer, all the way to the lecherous gates of the seemingly untouchable Vatican... 90%
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Procedural minimalist journalistic drama par excellence, which is about journalism and journalists as much as about the topic of that coverage. In a way, it's a movie coverage, how an honest investigative coverage is made, rather than a journalistic thriller that you might have expected based on what the coverage is about and what it reveals. With few exceptions proving the rule, no room for background or personal issues. Only a few months of obtaining source after source, confirming the credibility of sources, documents, statistics, statements, spending endless hours in the archives, and gradually completing the puzzle piece by piece until a complete disturbing picture emerges. Whoever likes this way of brief portraying things where the events are observed from distance, will clearly enjoy it. It called for being captured and build purely on that case, to focus more on the emotions or the priests, the Church and the victims, and the genre rules of the journalistic thriller could be respected, but there are other movies to do this job. And it is precisely this seeming impartiality and civility that makes it even more impressive and, as a result, more disturbing, as only the simple facts can do, and how it could have never been achieved by too emotional movie.
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The best film of 2015 according to the Oscars, and yet I’m only seeing it now. I might have given that title to The Revenant instead, as it was a remarkable film in every aspect, but I understand why many critics praised Spotlight. The topic it addresses is indeed very important and should be discussed and made known to the public. I was surprised by how the film is approached almost like a documentary in many ways, as it really unfolds like a dramatic stage play. I thoroughly enjoyed the performances, with each actor significantly contributing to the brilliant final result (especially Michael Keaton). The film doesn’t offer intense moments or action scenes, but believe me, the raw dialogues of people describing their horrific experiences will send chills down your spine. Personally, I was never bored during its 109 minutes and the film provided one finely crafted dialogue after another. While I’m not giving it a perfect score, it certainly deserves a place among high-quality cinematic achievements. Undoubtedly. I give it 84%.
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An incredible surprise in how the film is shot with great acting performances. The actors don't unnecessarily draw attention to themselves but act in a way that highlights an incredibly strong theme, showing the corruption of society, primarily American, and its integration of faith into life. But this can be applied to other topics as well. If any film deserves an Oscar, it's Spotlight.
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Crime investigation is surely an interesting thing, but once the movie is based solely on that (and there’s far too much talking, too) then it’s really hard to get into it. However, I must admit that Mark Ruffalo was absolutely unparalleled. I liked him the most out of the list of interesting actors. And the story? It’s almost unbelievable. It’d be different if it were a single person, but a whole group of people? And the end credits with the list of churches all around the world that were involved in this prove that it isn’t just an American issue. That makes it even more terrifying…
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