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Overall Rank: |
1135 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.88/4 |
# of Ratings: |
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Genres: |
Drama |
Rating: |
PG-13 |
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English |
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Director: |
Billy Ray |
Actors: |
Hayden Christensen
Peter Sarsgaard
Chloë Sevigny
Rosario Dawson
Melanie Lynskey
Hank Azaria |
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Stephen Glass, a freelance political writer is found to be hiding a dark secret, having fabricated every story he has ever written as fact. His web of lies and secrecy starts to untangle and everyone he loves and respects is out to find out how much Stephen Glass has made up.
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dramaking1227 08/20/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3.5/4 |
One of the only movies that Hayden Christensen actually...Oh, I don't know, ACTS in, and truly an intensely crafted thriller. Hank Azaria ain't bad either. |
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08/05/2008 (1 of 1 found this helpful) |
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Captivating... |
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(...& under appreciated!)
Hayden Christensen's best performance to date as far as I'm concerned. He portrayed the weaselly, desperate for acceptance, dishonest journalist Stephan Glass to perfection. From his nervous mannerisms and uneasy expressions while stumbling over words, to his urgent panicking eyes. You're torn between feeling either disgust, or sorry for him.
The always great Peter Sarsgaard puts in his all to his part as well, and the arguments between he and Christensen when the wreck goes down are charged and intense.
They also made the smart choice to lay out the long process an article goes through before being printed, which I'm sure many don't realize. The pressures and stress of these journalists are immense.
I highly recommend, especially for those interested i... |
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3.5/4 |
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04/20/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Beautifully Acted |
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I've forgotten how much affection I had for this film because it was one of those movies that I saw in transition from being a casual moviegoer to someone who really loves the cinema. This came out a year after "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" and it proved to me that Hayden Christensen can indeed act. I hated him as Anakin Skywalker (with a passion) but I found him charming in "Shattered Glass." Even though I knew what would eventually happen to his character, in that twisted way, I wanted him to not get caught regardless of all his misdeeds. I wanted him to pull a Tom Ripley and started killing everyone that gets in his way. Of course, this was based on actual events so none of those expectations was fulfilled. Still, for a guy who lied to the public time and time again, I... |
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4/4 |
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