Review of The Company You Keep (2012) by Vic V — 01 Feb 2017

It is understandable an audience of today would miss out on the core motivation for the plot of this film but for those of us who were around then this is a masterpiece of creative originality. The impeccable (and great) cast of seasoned professionals and newcomers that appear in it does not make it about fugitives, good guys and bad guys, or reporters out for a story at anyone and everyone's peril, it is about embodying the right ethical, moral, cultural, and social values which have become blurred and fleeting since the 1980s.

There are many transformations among the plot twists and hidden surprises which are exceptionally good and keep you in the dark until the end which could have been a bit more fulfilling across the loose ends of the lives it portrays.

The 1960'-70s may be gone but the same corporate greed and avarice remain intact and running amok to an even larger extent than back then. And the US carnage we watched during Vietnam continues in its horrific splendor, just in other parts of the world.