Fair Game
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In the battle of principles vs. The blind-siding of Valerie Plame wasn't fair and wasn't a game, but this cinematic outcome is a touchdown for true patriots. Fair Game" is such a brutal and personal testimony to the consequences of dirty politics that it often feels too ugly to be true. For every spycraft scene, every illustration of the deadly blowback from the leak that Liman dramatizes, the movie has half a dozen scenes of a delicately balanced home life turned on its head by a government bent on destroying one of its critics.
Naomi Watts settles for semi-inscrutability while Penn, engaging as he is, is encouraged, particularly toward the end, to deliver his performance from the lectern. Fair Game was in no way a terrible movie, but with a scattered storyline and somewhat caricature-like performances by both leads, it failed to connect as it should have.
It should be gripping stuff, but Liman combines too much information with too much pontificating to create an uneasy blend of slow-paced political thriller and family drama. Naomi Watt delivers but the script offers a lifeless story and too many one-dimensional characters to name. If the filmmakers had skimmed off some of the exposition from the first half, and tightened it up in order to get to the main part of the story faster, it would have worked a lot better. Another of Participant Media's earnest, well-meaning, well-made, but rather dry efforts that definitely do their job in conveying the intended message but not so much as engaging drama.
A compelling and well-written political drama based on an outraging, shocking real story, and the most interesting is to see how the whole situation deeply affects the relationship between the characters, who are played so superbly well by Naomi Watts and Sean Penn. Watts is believable in her vulnerable scenes, reeling from the Bush Administration's treason, and Penn brings his natural intensity to his portrayal of Joe Wilson. Both in terms of the film and the actual events, I wondered why or why not the Wilsons never discussed the article that led to Valerie's betrayal.
Regardless of the film's reliance on actual events, the story proceeds predictably, complete with the inspirational visit to Valerie's father who dispenses age-old wisdom. The story of the Iraqi scientists is also incomplete. Overall, carried by strong leading performances, Fair Game is not as polemic as it could be and follows a rather predictable path.
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I am NOT a political movie fan. However, this movie was extremely interesting. This would have been a fantastic movie even if it was fiction. But, what made this story frightening is that it was true. I remember the pre-Iraq invasion media blitz to bolster public support for the war. The real-life characters in this film, heroes, dared to speak the truth about the Iraq situation in an environment of blind frenzy disguised as patriotism. The tragic story of Joe and Valerie Wilson is amazing. The movie does a fantastic job of telling their story, and showing the emotional distress, that this moment of national shame caused the Wilsons.
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Apocalypse Better Call Saul: Season 4 Castle Rock: Season 1 The Deuce: Season 2 Fear the Walking Dead: Season 3 The Walking Dead: View All Photos 9. As a covert officer in the CIA's Counter-Proliferation Division, Valerie leads an investigation into the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But when the administration ignores his findings and uses the issue to support the call to war, Joe writes a New York Times editorial outlining his conclusions and ignites a firestorm of controversy. Jez Butterworth , John-Henry Butterworth. Naomi Watts as Valerie Plame. Sean Penn as Joe Wilson.
Bruce McGill as Jim Pavitt. Michael Kelly as Jack. Ty Burrell as Fred. Jessica Hecht as Sue. Norbert Leo Butz as Steve. Rebecca Rigg as Lisa. Brooke Smith as Diana. Tom McCarthy as Jeff. Ashley Gerasimovich as Samantha Wilson. Quinn Broggy as Trevor Wilson. Noah Emmerich as Bill. Kristoffer Ryan Winters as Joe Turner. Anand Tiwari as Hafiz.
Rashmi Rao as Kim. David Andrews as Scooter Libby. Tim Griffin as Paul. Sunil Malhotra as Ali. Khaled Nabawy as Hammad. Mohamed Abdel Fattah as Professor Badawi. Jenny Maguire as Beth.
David Warshofsky as Pete. Geoffrey Cantor as Ari Fleischer. Adam LeFevre as Karl Rove. Brian McCormack as Steven Hadley.
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James Rutledge as Andrew Card. Liman's cinematography pulling a double duty here is nicely framed without excessive style to it, making it simple, easy to watch, and gripping. Editing is fluid and the screenplay is written very well with equal amounts of intelligence and emotions. In short, this is a superbly fine drama of the lives of the people in the limelight of this political scandal, with terrific performances and strong direction worthy of a theater ticket. Go see this movie and savor the performances and the question of the US government on its own people.
I find it strangely coincidental that the filmmakers from the "Jason Bourne" series both released movies this year that criticize the Bush administration. Doug Liman made this film, while Paul Greengrass made the slightly superior "Green Zone" and even managed to bring star Matt Damon with him. Composer John Powell scored both films. You can think of this movie as a companion piece to "Green Zone", hell, you can imagine the events in both movies happening at the same time. Now THAT would be a wicked idea.
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Share this Rating Title: Fair Game 6. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Edit Cast Cast overview, first billed only: Valerie Plame Sonya Davison Chanel Suit Vanessa Chong Tabir Secretary 1 Anand Tiwari Tabir Secretary 2 Sean Penn Joe Wilson Ty Burrell Sue Norbert Leo Butz Samantha Wilson Quinn Broggy Trevor Wilson Nicholas Sadler Edit Storyline Plame's status as a CIA agent was revealed by White House officials allegedly out to discredit her husband after he wrote a New York Times op-ed piece saying that the Bush administration had manipulated intelligence about weapons of mass destruction to justify the invasion of Iraq.
From the Director of The Bourne Identity. Edit Details Official Sites: Edit Did You Know? Trivia This motion picture's two opening title cards read: Goofs The camera sound effects used throughout the film for the press photographers' cameras do not include the classic mechanical motor drive or motor winder sound after each shutter click.
Rove had in fact confirmed Plame's identity to Novak, but only after Novak had already heard the information from another source. Season 2 Fear the Walking Dead: Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet! Naomi Watt delivers but the script offers a lifeless story and too many one-dimensional characters to name. The Game is On.
This means the sound effects were from modern digital SLRs, which were not widely used in There would have been plenty of motor drive noise from vintage pro SLRs. Quotes [ first lines ] Valerie Plame: Connections Featured in Maltin on Movies: Soundtracks Alkher Illa Doffor:
