Review of Quiz Show (1994) by Dawdlingpoet — 30 Apr 2022

This is a film that tells an interesting story. I gather its based on a true story and thats what appealed to me about it. I know we've had a scandal here in the UK about rigged quiz games on TV but this was obviously decades before the one I'm thinking of and I was curious how the press and the relevant characters were treated and dealt with the situation at hand. As with most films, it's a bit slow to build the plot but I thought the social commentary side of it was quite intriguing, with looks being promoted over assumed intelligence (regarding hopes of gaining raings etc.). I thought it was a well made film which tells an interesting story, even though there are moments which seemed perhaps a little overly/unnecessarily cheesy. The underlying themes were interesting enough to keep me watching. I thought the performances by Ralph Fiennes and John Turturro were pretty decent.

There are some good quotes too, the one that stood out for me, mentioned I think for a 2nd time, right at the end of the film, being 'Give the public what they want'.