Review of News of the World (2020) by Barry Hertz for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) — 11 Dec 2020
Hanks is sturdy as ever, grounding the proceedings in a warm sense of familiar, fatherly comfort. But the rest of the film feels weightless, and at parts unbelievably dumb. One mid-film shoot-out in particular is executed with such listlessness that it’s a wonder Greengrass was able to stay awake while filming it.
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This review of News of the World (2020) was written by Barry Hertz and published by The Globe and Mail (Toronto) on 11 Dec 2020.
News of the World has generally received positive reviews.
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