For the end of 2019; director Jay Roach brought us "Bombshell"; a timely look at the sexual harassment scandals that surrounded Fox News and lead to the firings of TV commentators Roger Ailes and Bill O'Reilly.
There are good intentions at play here, aided by several emotional performances from Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and John Lithgow. Comedian Kate McKinnon also aids herself in a dramatic turn as Fox News employee Jess Carr.
However; this film is shorthanded by being sensationalistic. If it was more mature like the 2015 film "Spotlight", which was about the scandal that surrounded the Catholic Church in Boston, "Bombshell might have received better reviews (since it stands at a 67% rating on Rotten Tomatoes).
For all it's worth, this is a competently made and worthwhile film; but it could've been more.
Grade- B-
There are good intentions at play here, aided by several emotional performances from Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and John Lithgow. Comedian Kate McKinnon also aids herself in a dramatic turn as Fox News employee Jess Carr.
However; this film is shorthanded by being sensationalistic. If it was more mature like the 2015 film "Spotlight", which was about the scandal that surrounded the Catholic Church in Boston, "Bombshell might have received better reviews (since it stands at a 67% rating on Rotten Tomatoes).
For all it's worth, this is a competently made and worthwhile film; but it could've been more.
Grade- B-