Review of Absence of Malice (1981) by Betty D — 03 Oct 2010
Imagine a hearsay story about you being published in one of the major newspapers which ruins your business, affects your loved ones and basically changes your life. This is a story about a guy who makes an honest living but gets ruined because of a false story published in a newspaper.
The guy then gets back to the people responsible for all this. The movie takes a peak into the journalism ethics and tries to send a message that there should be a law or some rules in the business of publishing.
The terrifying thing is that the movie is based in the 80s but journalism still hasn't changed a bit. The legendary Paul Newman plays the character of Mike Gallagher and Sally Field plays the journalist.
Both post power-packed performances in this eye-opener. Director Sydney Pollack does really a good job of not straying away from the plot-line and delivering the right message as the movie starts out to do so.
I would highly recommend this movie.
This review of Absence of Malice (1981) was written by Betty D on 03 Oct 2010.
Absence of Malice has generally received positive reviews.
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