The film had its world premiere on November 20, 2019, at the AFI Fest, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 13, 2019, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances (particularly Bates, Rockwell and Hauser) and Eastwood's direction. It was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the ten best films of the year. However, the film was criticized for its portrayal of a real-life reporter, Kathy Scruggs. The film grossed $43 million against its $45 million budget. For her performance, Bates won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress, and earned nominations at the Academy Awards and Golden Globes. SOURCE: Wikipedia
I watched this movie on Netflix over a period of 2-3 nights, maybe more and for some reason was not aware that it was a true story until the very end.... but, If I had known if it was TRUE prior to me starting to watch, there is a good possibility I would not have watched it at all... it was watched out of boredom and once I started I did not think the acting was very good and almost stopped several times... but, I became curious, especially knowing that the FBI was making such fools out of themselves and thought the writer might be trying to make law enforcement in the USA look bad.... along with the media who got fixated on a topic and therefore knew it had to be true.
The FBI is really full of stupid people and after watching the news broadcasts from FOX about Comey and his cohorts at the fbi, this movie solidly convinced me never to trust the fbi again no matter what our federal government tells you.
If you haven't seen the movie, you should... and know that clint eastwood directed it and no doubt took some liberties in how he portrayed the fbi and the atlanta journal but what director does not take liberties to get points across to the viewer.
after watching this movie, i am now inclined to support defund police departments because there is no doubts in my mind that they abuse their power and privilege and that our country is headed for a showdown... and, it will not be pretty.
