Review of Confirmation (2016) by Brandon W — 24 Apr 2016
Confirmation is a HBO film, directed by Rick Famuyiwa who is well known for directing and writing Dope, and it stars Kerry Washington in a true story about the controversy of Clarence Thomas from Anita Hill who told the press that she was sexually harassed by him.
I actually have never heard of this film, until I start seeing ads for it on Entertainment Weekly, and for some reason it reminded me of Scandal, which I've never seen before. So coming in with no idea what the film was about, this film is actually fantastic.
It has some great craftsmanship, whether it it's the direction by Rick Famuyiwa, or the writing by Susannah Grant which was a surprise to me of how well written it was. The cast in it is stellar that there wasn't a single performance that wasn't bad or all right, and I do like the story which even though I knew the end the story, the journey of getting to the destination is intense that got me invested in it, even emotionally as I cared about the characters and wanting to see them get through this.
The characters are three-dimensional and I learned a lot about them, and the songs by Harry Gregson-Williams are very good. The court scenes are exciting to watch as I wanted to hear the stories from both sides.
In the beginning, I like the ambiguity of Clarence Thomas whether he actually did it or not, and when it gets to the middle to the end, it gets close to the answer that it becomes very certain to it. Watching this reminded me of a show called American Crime Story: The People v.
O.J Simpson that I actually the same praises in that show as this HBO film, spot-on acting, terrific writing that felt real and lively to me which make me think that I'm actually seeing the real life story of it, and even when I knew the result of the stories, I wanted to see how it went there, and when it went to the ending, I got mad in all the right places that made me felt sorry for some of the characters that tried their best for what they got to do what is best for it.
This review of Confirmation (2016) was written by Brandon W on 24 Apr 2016.
Confirmation has generally received positive reviews.
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