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The Report

The Report

2019

Scott Z. Burns

Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, Ted Levine ...

6.3

4,435

Drama. Thriller The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.

	Media	Author	Review
		Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"This bracingly dry, talky but ultimately fascinating work offers excellent counterprogramming for anyone who felt 'Vice' was too juvenile and lightweight"
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"'The Report' is a bit of an anomaly: a large-scale saga of corruption, justice, and overwhelming relevance that’s at once gripping and eye-opening"
		Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"Adam Driver and Annette Bening give excellent performances in an utterly absorbing film (...) An angry, urgent film (...) smartly conveying inhumanity and injustice without unnecessary drama (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"Adam Driver’s gracefully intelligent performance as an investigator never quite zaps this dramatically frozen procedural to life."
		Matt Goldberg Collider	"'The Report' strikes at the heart of why it’s vital for the U.S. to acknowledge and learn from its mistakes (...) It’s an expert use of showing, not telling (...) Driver pitches his performance perfectly"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"The coolheaded patience of Burns’ approach is precisely what makes 'The Report' so powerful in the end (...) The quiet, effective resolve of the movie’s final moments help cement its purpose"
		Brian Lowry CNN	"[It] tackles a serious topic (...) and turns it into a rather heavy-handed movie, one that nearly buckles under the weight of its own self-importance (...) A so-so movie."
		Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"A sobering, supremely well-crafted procedural in the vein of 'Spotlight' in 'The Post' that seems designed to induce anger and catharsis in equal measure."
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Burns believes that the granular details of cerebral inquiry into issues of morality are more than enough to hold our rapt attention. He’s right (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Anthony Kaufman Screendaily	"Straightforward, detailed, and unflashy, the film provides an engaging account of the Senate Intelligent Committee’s investigation into the CIA’s post-9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program"
		Christy Lemire rogerebert.com	"The whole endeavor feels like a two-hour information dump (...) [Adam Driver] finds unexpected avenues into some pretty dry dialogue throughout this earnest and densely packed drama (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Gregory Ellwood The Playlist	"Burns deserves kudos for bringing a story to the big screen that clearly needs to be told"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A cool, dry look at the facts (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"[It] is workmanlike, treats us like adults, and does everything it’s doing pretty well. It's like a trusty refrigerator. There’s not much wrong with it, but maybe the subject needed heating up instead (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Lewis Knight Mirror	"A damning, moralistic, and riveting political thriller that is anchored by a strong lead turn from Adam Driver and an excellent supporting cast (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Gabriella Geisinger Digital Spy	"'The Report' is certainly worth your time: for its remarkable performances, particularly from Driver, but also for the accuracy and unflinching honesty with which it looks at the past"
		Caroline Preece Den of Geek	"Driver’s performance and the quiet power of the material alone make this a must-see (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"The film chooses to value the truth of what Jones and his team achieved over bombastic displays of morality (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Ian Freer Empire	"A challenging watch driven by intelligent writing that corrals mountains of information into compelling drama (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Donald Clarke Irish Times	"The picture brilliantly conveys the experience of fighting for the truth when all around you would settle for lies (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Brian Lloyd entertainment.ie	"It can't be flowery, it can't be all that Hollywood bullshit, it has to be real and it has to be this serious. It's just a shame it's not all that entertaining (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Paddy Kehoe RTÉ	"The movie is solid and engaging enough, but it is not particularly exceptional (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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