Starring – Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Alan Alda
Director – Rod Luries
Domestic Gross – Direct to DVD
Running Time – 108 minutes
Nothing But The Truth is a Rod Lurie film that combines and fictionalizes two recent real-life cases. It is an intense political thriller that was not released in theaters due to the distributor’s economic issues and not the quality of the film. Kate Beckinsale was very believable as a reporter that outs a CIA operative and is then jailed for refusing to reveal her source. David Schwimmer is equally believable as her unsupportive and generally douchey husband. Dillon and Alda, who I normally like, are unfortunately just passable as the opposing lawyers in the case. The film runs a bit long, but that seems to be by design to highlight how long the protagonist is stuck in prison. Lurie proves once again that he belongs in the small, but elite club including Aaron Sorkin of guys that can get me to watch any political film that took the time to write.
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Monday, June 1, 2009
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