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Fair Game

2010

Doug Liman

Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sam Shepard, Ty Burrell ...

6.1

9,150

Thriller. Action. Drama As a covert officer in the CIA’s Counter-Proliferation Division, Valerie leads an investigation into the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Valerie’s husband, diplomat Joe Wilson, is drawn into the investigation to substantiate an alleged sale of enriched uranium from Niger. But when the administration ignores his findings and uses the issue to support the call to war, Joe writes a New York Times editorial outlining his ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune	"The most riveting Washington thriller since "All the President's Men" (...) A triumph on all counts (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"'Fair Game' takes one of the more shameful sub-chapters in modern US politics - and turns it into a strident, condescending Hollywood melodrama.	NEG
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"What makes the film work — in addition to the energy and agility of the performances and Mr. Liman’s fast and fluid style — is the precise counterpoint of public and domestic dramas"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"The overall conception feels too streamlined to maximize the impact of leads Naomi Watts and Sean Penn"	NEU
United States	Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer	"Watts gives a deep and Oscar-worthy performance (...) [Fair game] it's a real-life spy drama. It's human drama. It's political drama. And it's engrossing, all around"	POS
United States	Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] might be one of the best spy movies ever, even if it contains little skullduggery."	POS
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"A riveting conspiracy thriller (...) Watts and Penn work beautifully together"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The film is realistic about the ways the Plame-Wilson marriage almost failed. What's effective is how matter-of-fact 'Fair Game' is (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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