Review of Dark Waters (2019) by Brent_Marchant — 06 Dec 2019

Despite some occasional tendencies toward being formulaic, director Todd Haynes's new fact-based thriller explores the efforts of a determined community, led by a courageous and ethical attorney, to take on a major chemical corporation hiding the dangers of its products and all of the fallout that comes with it.

The film's excellent script does a fine job explaining the complex litigious questions involved, detailing the implications of the crusaders' actions without resorting to jargon or unfathomable legalese.

Then there are the superb performances of Mark Ruffalo as the heroic lawyer and Bill Camp as his outraged and victimized client. This is an important story, one that's well told and doesn't hold anything back, a tale that should inspire us all to action when it comes to tragedies such as this.