Good Night, and Good Luck.
Jackie and I met to have pizza and go see "Good Night, and Good Luck" this evening in Rockville. Not impressed by the Regal Cinemas there at all--they gave us tickets to the wrong screening of the movie (the 6:55 rather than the 7:30, when we were buying tickets at 7:20!) and the theater had a funky smell. But the movie offset the badness of the theater, so that it was almost worth my $9.50.
I wasn't really sure what I'd be walking in to watch, but came out really enjoying the film. Loved the black and white, the elegance of which was accented by the near-constant, period-appropriate swirls of cigarette smoke. The use of actual footage of McCarthy, rather than having an actor fill the role, was interesting, and it really accented his rabidity. The old footage of Senate hearings was doubly interesting to me, to contrast with what I sit and watch endless hours of each workday, and I'm left wondering whether McCarthy would have been able to go as far as he did if all of their hearings where televised. Then I think of current events, and think perhaps he could, simply change one "-ism" for another.
The actor who played Edward R. Murrow was excellent, as was the rest of the cast. Though I thought that both Robert Downey Jr and Patricia Clarkson (both of whom I like very much) were under-utilized. There was something of a subplot going on with their characters that was almost unncessary, except as an attempted diversion.
Two big thumbs up and a recommendation to go see this if/when it opens near you.
I wasn't really sure what I'd be walking in to watch, but came out really enjoying the film. Loved the black and white, the elegance of which was accented by the near-constant, period-appropriate swirls of cigarette smoke. The use of actual footage of McCarthy, rather than having an actor fill the role, was interesting, and it really accented his rabidity. The old footage of Senate hearings was doubly interesting to me, to contrast with what I sit and watch endless hours of each workday, and I'm left wondering whether McCarthy would have been able to go as far as he did if all of their hearings where televised. Then I think of current events, and think perhaps he could, simply change one "-ism" for another.
The actor who played Edward R. Murrow was excellent, as was the rest of the cast. Though I thought that both Robert Downey Jr and Patricia Clarkson (both of whom I like very much) were under-utilized. There was something of a subplot going on with their characters that was almost unncessary, except as an attempted diversion.
Two big thumbs up and a recommendation to go see this if/when it opens near you.