Truth (2015)
If you couldn’t tell by the title, Truth is a true story. Cate Blanchett plays the producer of 60 Minutes, Robert Redford plays Dan Rather, and Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, and Elisabeth Moss play the supporting crew. In 2004, right before the presidential election, Cate hears of a potential story that President George W. Bush’s military record might have been fabricated. With something that serious, they’d better make sure they have a reliable source and can defend such an accusation, otherwise they’ll face a terrible backlash from the American public, their own network, and the government!
If you remember what happened in 2004, you won’t be that surprised by the plot of Truth. But if you’re too young to remember, or you weren’t paying attention to politics back then, it’s a very suspenseful and tense story. Cate Blanchett gives one of the finest performances in her career; I was baffled as to why she was nominated for an Oscar for Carol that year instead. Robert Redford is also very good, and before you get mad at him that he’s not doing a good Dan Rather impersonation, you should know he chose not to imitate. He wanted, well, a truthful performance, rather than one that would garner gasps and giggles from the audience as they say, “Wow, he’s just like him!” Dan Rather himself was very pleased with the film, and with Redford.
Not all politicos will like this movie, even though James Vanderbilt’s screenplay is very thoughtful and suspenseful. If you’re a die-hard Republican or thought Robert Redford should have minded his own business in All the President’s Men, you might not like this one.
More Cate Blanchett movies here!
More Robert Redford movies here!
If you remember what happened in 2004, you won’t be that surprised by the plot of Truth. But if you’re too young to remember, or you weren’t paying attention to politics back then, it’s a very suspenseful and tense story. Cate Blanchett gives one of the finest performances in her career; I was baffled as to why she was nominated for an Oscar for Carol that year instead. Robert Redford is also very good, and before you get mad at him that he’s not doing a good Dan Rather impersonation, you should know he chose not to imitate. He wanted, well, a truthful performance, rather than one that would garner gasps and giggles from the audience as they say, “Wow, he’s just like him!” Dan Rather himself was very pleased with the film, and with Redford.
Not all politicos will like this movie, even though James Vanderbilt’s screenplay is very thoughtful and suspenseful. If you’re a die-hard Republican or thought Robert Redford should have minded his own business in All the President’s Men, you might not like this one.
More Cate Blanchett movies here!
More Robert Redford movies here!