Goodnight, and Good Luck: George Clooney gives us an informative look back at Edward R. Murrow’s crusade against Senator Joseph McCarthy. Shot completely in black and white, we have an Oscar like performance from David Strathairn as Murrow. Mixed in is the real stock footage of press conferences, McCarthy, and congressional hearings. The McCarthy era was “red listing” many individuals who they thought were communist and as a result were a threat to our country. Problem was McCarthy had crossed the line of individual rights, there were no fair trials and it turned into a witch hunt of sorts. Murrow stood up against him and called out his wrong doings on the news. The Subject matter is vitally important and intriguing. – The Idea that medium of Television can be used for so much more than entertainment, it could focus on things like education and the sharing of information. The movie itself on the other hand was just ok, it felt we were watching the history channel more so than a dramatic film. For this reason I break my star system like this.
Content - * * * * Movie * * and ½ Overall - * * *
With a running time of 116 Minutes
This Film is Rated PG
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