Rating of
3.5/4
Captivating...
Ghost Seed - wrote on 08/05/08
(...& 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 in writing/journalism/communications.
