If you wrote 'A Few Good Men', that's enough for a successful career. Add on 'The West Wing', that's pretty spectacular. And then a litany of other top quality TV shows and films... Aaron Sorkin is a genius of scriptwriting.
He's also a hell of a director.
This film is packed with style, intelligence (thankfully films do still get made that don't expect me to walk in to a cinema with dorito dust down my t-shirt), a stormer of a real-life story - and some fantastic actors plying their trade. It's also a little too clever and earnest for its good and that robs it from a pleasing finale.
But watch it not for the finale but for the journey.
Jessica Chastain is tremendous and carries the film with great poise. Idris Elba does a decent turn, let down by his accent but not his chops. And Kevin Costner puts in a rare and delightful turn as the father. No spoilers here.
It's a classy affair. It's just short of greatness though. I saw it in the cinema and liked it. I just rewatched it 3 years later and liked it a little more.
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If you wrote 'A Few Good Men', that's enough for a successful career. Add on 'The West Wing', that's pretty spectacular. And then a litany of other top quality TV shows and films... Aaron Sorkin is a genius of scriptwriting.
He's also a hell of a director.
This film is packed with style, intelligence (thankfully films do still get made that don't expect me to walk in to a cinema with dorito dust down my t-shirt), a stormer of a real-life story - and some fantastic actors plying their trade. It's also a little too clever and earnest for its good and that robs it from a pleasing finale.
But watch it not for the finale but for the journey.
Jessica Chastain is tremendous and carries the film with great poise. Idris Elba does a decent turn, let down by his accent but not his chops. And Kevin Costner puts in a rare and delightful turn as the father. No spoilers here.
It's a classy affair. It's just short of greatness though. I saw it in the cinema and liked it. I just rewatched it 3 years later and liked it a little more.
8/10