Kill the Messenger (2014) (original) (raw)
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb. (less)
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Peter Landesman
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims, Robert Pralgo, Hajji Golightly, Ted Huckabee
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Review by Brian Orndorf, October 9, 2014
6 / 10
A journalism thriller with an explosive subject of corruption and cover-up to inspect, �Kill the Messenger� is quite sharp when it comes to the depiction of stomach-churning betrayals and eye-wiggling paranoia. As a complete appreciation of the offenses that eventually overwhelmed writer Gary Webb, less is understood, leaving �Kill the Messenger� a fiery picture with nowhere to go, hitting a few painful incidents of pressure before it�s back in a dramatic gray area. Director Michael Cuesta is a gifted helmer, great with gritty, streetwise tales of survival, and moments score in the feature. Th ...read more...
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