Review of Spotlight (2015) by Jim H — 22 Jul 2016

The Boston Globe's special investigators track down the Catholic Church's cover-ups of allegations of priest sexual abuse.

Sparse and tense, Spotlight is a rather uncomplicated film about people doing their jobs well. Director Tom McCarthy must have studied All the President's Men because the same themes and terse narrative style reverberate in both films.

Although Mark Ruffalo may have gotten the mannerisms and movements of his character down pat, there isn't a flashy or extraordinary performance; the actors, like the film, are just compellingly solid.

Overall, this film is a deserving winner for Best Picture even if it doesn't have the extraordinary sequences of The Revenant.