The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core. (IMDb)
The dense dialogue doesn’t dumb anything down, to the film’s initial detriment (it’s tough to latch on), but ultimately giving it a welcome mature feel as the Spotlight team continues to determinedly dig their way to the disturbing truth. A no-frills story, solidly acted (Ruffalo’s passionate Mike and Schreiber’s calm and calculated Marty are two standouts) maintains this tone, dispensing with unnecessary character explorations and pushy pathos on the way to its subtly sentimental final scene.
8.2/10
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I liked but didn’t love this and your no-frills comment is probably why. Too straight forward for me.
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I totally get where you’re coming from. I kind of kept waiting for it to start blowing me away at first, but the more I thought about it the more I appreciated that aspect of it! Kind of refreshing.
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I thought Spotlight was an excellent film in that it doesn’t sensationalise the true events. The directing, music and cinematography were understated yet gripping.
Would appreciate if you could check out my review:
http://scribblesofstageandscreen.com/2016/03/03/spotlight-understated-brilliance/
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way ahead of you, I already commented on yours 🙂
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