Review of Snowden (2016) by Denise E — 23 Sep 2016

There are many ways to look at the story of Edward Snowden and whether you view him as patriot or traitor. I'm aware there are a lot of aspects of the story that are not discussed in the film such as Snowden allegedly selling info to the Chinese and Russian government in return for asylum.

This is why the interpretation of Snowden is entirely up to the viewer. As far as this film goes, it is a very good effort by Oliver Stone with a great performance by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Oliver Stone's style can feel heavy handed at times but the end product is a solid biopic and an cinematic effort that can't be overlooked.

Snowden is a very thought provoking film and is guaranteed to spark a national conversation of legality vs morality.