Nothing but the Truth is a stone-cold, heartbreaking, powerful film that explores many themes of not just journalism, but morals and integrity. It captivates you, even drains your energy from being so invested into the story, the characters and the mystery. It's the kind of film that makes you take a few steps back and ask what would you do?
The film is very authentic thanks to the marvelous cast. Vera Farmiga, although not the central character drives the film. She claims the intricate role and becomes the character. Her work here is uncanny. She makes a big enough impact leading the audience to think she's in the film much longer than the 18 minutes she has. Now, I love Penelope Cruz, but Vera is the true Best Supporting Actress of 2008.
Kate Beckinsale gives her best performance as the journalist, Rachel Armstrong. She steps out of her comfy zone and is the biggest shocker performance of 2008. The way she displays Rachel shows us what the woman can do under her beauty. She dwindles as the film goes on. She's terrific. The rest of the cast contributes too: Alan Alda, Angela Basset, Matt Dillion, David Schwimmer, etc.
Nothing But The Truth asks some tough questions. Not only, the central question: would you reveal or not reveal your source? But it also has many different moral questions. An example is your reaction to Matt Dillion's character. Is he being a butt or is he just doing his job. An excellent written film.
A must-see experience. It's the best film about journalism ever made; 10.
The film is very authentic thanks to the marvelous cast. Vera Farmiga, although not the central character drives the film. She claims the intricate role and becomes the character. Her work here is uncanny. She makes a big enough impact leading the audience to think she's in the film much longer than the 18 minutes she has. Now, I love Penelope Cruz, but Vera is the true Best Supporting Actress of 2008.
Kate Beckinsale gives her best performance as the journalist, Rachel Armstrong. She steps out of her comfy zone and is the biggest shocker performance of 2008. The way she displays Rachel shows us what the woman can do under her beauty. She dwindles as the film goes on. She's terrific. The rest of the cast contributes too: Alan Alda, Angela Basset, Matt Dillion, David Schwimmer, etc.
Nothing But The Truth asks some tough questions. Not only, the central question: would you reveal or not reveal your source? But it also has many different moral questions. An example is your reaction to Matt Dillion's character. Is he being a butt or is he just doing his job. An excellent written film.
A must-see experience. It's the best film about journalism ever made; 10.