Review of Confirmation (2016) by Tim M — 16 Feb 2018

'Confirmation' often has a documentary-type feel because so much real news footage is used. Based on a true story it's the interesting yarn of the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings and why so many women don't come forward to talk about sexual harassment.

The acting is good despite a script that didn't have a lot of leeway because they use so much of historic footage that is taken verbatim. It's an engaging journey. A nice trip down memory lane to a very hard few weeks in our nation's history.

I would have liked it to be a bit more wonky, but that's just me. To the untrained eye one would think that the Republicans controlled the Senate which they did not. The nomination of a black conservative for a Republican President was the only chance they could get a far right-winger confirmed onto the bench because the senate was under Democratic majority.

However even in the most simplistic forms 'Confirmation' is a compelling watch. Final Score 7.7/10.