Thursday, April 13, 2006

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

Synopsis: Dauntless TV show producer/presenter denounces civil rights violations in the 50's. 
Appraisal: I found this film interesting, but it should not pose as a drama, because it has nothing going for it in that department. The married couple subplot is completely perfunctory, for example. Its strenght is in the able use of real documents, and in the story itself, that, though occurring over 50 years ago, is still tragically relevant, as one can see in the recent case of the TV networks's omissive attitude regarding the invasion of Iraq, and the emergence of independent cinema documentaries as an alternative to corporation controlled news networks. 
Rating: 53

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