Review of Fair Game (2010) by Paul W — 08 Apr 2011
Too soon! I didn't realize how fresh and raw my memories of this sordid episode still are. I found myself reacting viscerally to the sight and sound of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and other executive branch figures as they lied us into war in Iraq, even though they only appeared on TV news clips in the background of Valerie Plame's and Joe Wilson's very human story.
Doug Liman does a great job telling that story, as do Naomi Watts and Sean Penn, and the movie is a needed corrective to the disinformation and slander put out at the time by the Bush administration and their captive press.
One has to admire the courage of Valerie and Joe, but at the same time one cannot help thinking they were lucky ... at least the White House didn't smear them as child abusers, like it did weapons inspector Scott Ritter, another civil servant who tried to tell the truth.
Please, Hollywood, make this movie again in about 25 years ... I might have settled down by then.
This review of Fair Game (2010) was written by Paul W on 08 Apr 2011.
Fair Game has generally received positive reviews.
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