{"id":7713,"date":"2024-02-10T13:55:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T19:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interestingauthors.com\/blog\/?p=7713"},"modified":"2024-02-10T13:55:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T19:55:40","slug":"nothing-but-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interestingauthors.com\/blog\/film-reviews\/nothing-but-the-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Review\u00a0\u2014 Nothing But the Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/span>\n\n\n\n

Nothing But the Truth<\/a><\/em> is one fine movie. You can watch it for free on Plex. While this is just a screenplay it is inspired by the case of journalist Judith Miller, who in July 2005 was jailed for contempt of court for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury investigating a leak naming Valerie Plame as a covert CIA operative. This is not an action flick yet it managed to pull me in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kate Beckinsale<\/a> just has a quality about her. Even though I own all of the Underworld<\/a><\/em> DVDs, I didn’t recognize her in this movie. Here she is incredibly believable as a loving mom that happens to be a journalist by trade. Volunteering to be the class mom on school trips, putting up with squabbling kids while holding down a real job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt Dillon<\/a> has a brief but central role in this movie. He plays the hot-shot prosecutor who can crack anyone. Matt was huge in the 1980s. The Outsiders<\/a><\/em> will live forever. Given all of the movies he did then, we kind of grew up together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any time you can get Alan Alda<\/a> to be in a movie it is usually good. As a kid I watched Mash<\/a><\/em>. I own all of the DVDs for The West Wing<\/a><\/em>. Since Valentine’s Day is coming up, you really should check him out in Same Time Next Year<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incredibly Believable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Those of you who are familiar with the dramas above (not Underworld, it’s Sci-Fi) know that they have the following in common:<\/p>\n\n\n\n