Review of Spotlight (2015) by Netflic — 07 Dec 2015

This movie is based on real events, it is about Boston Globe investigation of sexual abuses by Catholic priests, prying on young boys and girls, especially those from troubled families.

I remember the huge scandal that story caused in 2002 when made public. The story is incredible, and it is the strongest part of the movie. Performance is strong overall. Many critics especially praise Mark Raffalo while to me he looked a bit too much and out of his character. I like him as an actor but not particularly in this movie.

Cinematography, script, music are all quite decent. I completely agree with those who underscore the importance of this movie, since many young people do not know or remember events depicted there. Overall, it is a good movie but not a spectacular one as many critics claim. Nevertheless, I do expect to see this film in the Oscar’s list.