Movie #972 "Kill the Messenger" was a taut, intense thriller, much like an earlier movie with Rusell Crowe entitled "The Whistleblower" except this story was easier to follow, if I remember correctly. This story is based on a journalist, Gary Webb, and his discovery of the Contra controversy. The story he happens to fall into, much like "All the President's Men" but unlike that story, his bosses aren't ready to lose their jobs to defend him. And also unlike "All the President's Men" he is discredited, which greatly affects his career and his family and his personal reputation. I like that the movie shows what this guy has to go through by simply pursuing the truth ------he comes from a small newspaper, so that doesn't help his initial credibility. Sometimes we feel that journalists are bottom feeders, but this film shows us much more what is involved in the life of a journalist. And I liked that about the movie -- it had relevance to me! and good acting! Jeremy Renner is on his way to be another Sean Penn, my guess!
Kill the Messenger2014R I would give this 4 out of 5 stars
This disturbing, fact-based thriller is based on Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb's involvement in revealing the CIA's secret funding and assistance for Nicaraguan Contra rebels during the 1980s.
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