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07/01/06
Good Night, And Good Luck (2005)
94 %
Reviews Counted: 207 Fresh: 195 Rotten:12 Average Rating: 8.1/10
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This is a passionate and concise civics lesson from the past, arriving with much political and cultural relevance to today.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Theatrical Release: Oct 7, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $31,501,218
Synopsis: With GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, George Clooney delivers a riveting account of a crucial chapter in 20th-century American history and, in the process, firmly establishes himself as a major force behind the camera as well. The crisply paced, tautly scripted docudrama recounts the events of... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: David Strathairn, Robert Downey, Patricia Clarkson, Rose Abdoo, Alex Borstein
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1 - 20 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
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George Clooney's engaging dramatisation of a despicable episode in recent US history is a shining example of good journalistic filmmaking depicting good journalism. On that score alone, I admire and champion the film.
12/04/05
Top Critic
Provocative, principled and richly detailed, this is compelling stuff. Emotionally it’s a little dry, but as brain-food, it’s absolutely invigorating. George done good.
02/27/08
Top Critic
Scrupulously journalistic, sometimes to its credit, sometimes to its deficit as a movie.
02/14/08
Good Night is not your average historical recreation. It doesn't dumb-down its story or its characters with needless explanation for the benefit of an under-educated audience.
07/14/07
proves that it is still possible in the cinema, if not in television, to inform without being boring and entertain without condescending.
07/06/07
bez obzira na plemenite namjere svojih tvoraca, ipak ne zaslu%u017Euje "Oscara", jer je iznevjerio visoke standarde objektivnosti koje pripisuje svom junaku.
06/21/07
Having your heart in the right place doesn't quite compensate for keeping your mouth somewhat shut and turning the volume down to an ideological whisper.
02/10/07
Clooney's excellent film uses the past to make today's media and their audiences address their responsibilities.
01/20/07
... a timely reminder of the consequences of failing to balance national security with personal liberties... (believability is) what really comes through on the screen...
12/30/06
It's both a crafty little picture and a forthright one -- a neat trick.
11/11/06
David Strathairn is terrific and with George Clooney's passion for his subject, they make [i]Good Night[/i] a satisfying comparison between the past and the present.
09/26/06
Many will see it as a cautionary tale: Don't let anyone else do your thinking for you. The truth is the thing. Cherish it and defend it.
08/25/06
more interested using the movie medium as a pulpit from which to pontificate...political beliefs rather than in telling a dramatically engaging story
08/24/06
Strathairn's performance is uncanny, and the 1950s period detail is spot-on.
05/12/06
Es un drama humano, cuyo impacto es resaltado por la veracidad de los hechos exhibidos en la pantalla.
05/03/06
Provocative, principled and richly detailed, this is compelling stuff. Emotionally it's a little dry, but as brain-food, it's absolutely invigorating. George done good.
04/01/06
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