Truth – Movie Review
Director: James Vanderbilt
Writer: James Vanderbilt, Mary Mapes (Screenplay)
Cast
- Cate Blanchett (Tar)
- Robert Redford (The Natural)
- Dennis Quaid (Frequency)
- Elisabeth Moss (The Invisible Man)
- Topher Grace (Spider-Man 3)
Plot: Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush’s military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.
Runtime: 2 Hours 5 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Truth starts when successful ambitious reporter Mary Mapes (Blanchett) starts investigating George W Bush’s military record. She gets to put a team together with 60 minutes anchor Dan Rather (Redford). As the investigation unfolds, we see how Mary can get people to talk.
However, once the story gets broken, Mary and Dan have their careers fire stormed with criticism. Mary must now lead a journey down a path to discover the real story and put the record straight.
Verdict on Truth
Truth is a historical drama following the producer and anchor that tried to break a story about President Bush’s military history. It follows the team putting together the story and the following backlash that came from it being questioned.
This is a movie that gets to explore how breaking a story can see a career pulled apart by people that don’t like the truth. It shows us how despite the story being true, most people who can prove it won’t talk. We see how the story tends to get forgotten over the truth behind everyone involved. It is an eye-opening story that showed the evolving style of journalism. The performances are great from Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford and the supporting cast.
Final Thoughts –Truth is an eye-opening story about how journalism changed.