Review of The Report (2019) by Moviemitch96 — 16 Nov 2019

This is a film about a young government staffer (Adam Driver) who is tasked with looking into and filing a report on the excessive enhanced interrogation (torture) methods that regularly occurred for well over a decade following the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

We witness his moral conflict regarding the matter as the film progresses as he becomes more determined to get to bottom of it and ensure that his report sees the light of day. The film undoubtedly gives a very harrowing account of a controversial topic, and provides great insight and detail on the subject through expert editing and fine acting from all involved, especially Driver in a compelling performance.

Annette Benning and Jon Hamm to name a couple otherz also give equally committed performances. Overall, while it did seem to follow the standard biopic/true story formula at times, the unique way in which the film was tightly-edited and well-acted make it an interesting and worthwhile watch.