Review of Shattered Glass (2003) by Spangle — 24 Sep 2015
A truly compelling film about disgraced journalist Stephen Glass, Shattered Glass rides on the impressive performances of its cast and fantastic storytelling. The writing and direction from Billy Ray are both great and make for a fantastic film, but as I said, the real success here is the acting.
Peter Sarsgaard steals the spotlight from the title character throughout with a fantastic performance as Chuck Lane, the new editor at The New Republic. However, Hayden Christensen is still phenomenal as Stephen Glass, while Chloe Sevigny, Steve Zahn, and Hank Azaria, are also all really good here.
Billy Ray's debut feature, Shattered Glass is better than his follow-up to it, Breach, solely because this one never feels boring. Sure, the length helps with that, but it always manages to entertain, inform, and be an overall great watch.
A very good film with A+ acting, Shattered Glass tells a cautionary tale about the loopholes that can be found in journalism.
This review of Shattered Glass (2003) was written by Spangle on 24 Sep 2015.
Shattered Glass has generally received positive reviews.
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