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Richard Jewell

2019

Clint Eastwood

Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm ...

7.1

19,066

Drama Richard Jewell was an American police officer and security guard. While working as a security guard for AT&T, he became known in connection with the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Discovering a backpack filled with three pipe bombs on the park grounds, Jewell alerted police and helped to evacuate the area before the bomb exploded, saving many people from injury or death. Initially hailed by the ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Another fine Eastwood film about a man with greatness thrust upon him (...) All the principal actors are ideally cast and seem very keyed-up for their parts here"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"What a shame that Jewell, who died of heart failure in 2007, didn’t live to see the film Eastwood has made of his life. It would have made his day (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"A good story is a good story, and Eastwood knows how to tell a good story (...) The result is undeniably compelling"
		Tomris Laffly Time Out	"Eastwood competently dramatizes the underdog’s true tale with a patient, straightforward style akin to 'Sully' and 'Changeling', but he falls short on nuance (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Robert Daniels The Playlist	"Clint Eastwood’s best film in over a decade (...) Clint Eastwood celebrates a hero in a provocative and troubling tale"
		Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"A taut, streamlined drama leavened by crucial doses of empathy. Though it’s hard to say whether the movie would work at nearly the level that it does without the extraordinary performance of Hauser"
		Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"It’s the Trump-iest movie you’ve ever seen (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Ryan Lattanzio IndieWire	"Eastwood’s plain style tends to be his greatest asset (...) The biggest success of Eastwood’s movie is its attempt to do [Jewell] some justice."
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"A simplistic but effective drama (...) Eastwood’s sure grasp of this inherently compelling story mostly overcomes his sentimental propensities"
		Robert Abele The Wrap	"This true story is mostly underwhelming (...) [It] is regrettably uneven, a nightmare made ordinary, sometimes ham-fistedly so, and occasionally even eccentric"
		Don Kaye Den of Geek	"Clint Eastwood’s latest film, Richard Jewell, is his best in years. And it's anchored by a trio of powerful performances (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Carlos Aguilar rogerebert.com	"Standard in all craft respects with an absolute lack of stylistic flair, the film still thrives, propelled by some of the finest on-screen performances of the year"
		Ignatiy Vishnevetsky AV Club	"A compelling group portrait of ordinary oddballs in cruel circumstances; it relays Eastwood’s appreciation for individuals over masses better than any speech ever could."
		Ian Freer Empire	"[It] is enlivened by Paul Walter Hauser’s breakout performance yet undone by a lack of subtlety and real dramatic wallop (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[It] features a couple of great performances – and a lot of silliness (...) Hauser is the star and he keeps the film on track (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"'Richard Jewell' is pointed and compelling – so much so that it needn’t underline its themes as thickly as it does (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"[Hauser's performance] respects the humanity of its subject – unlike the film desperate to turn him into a political mascot (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Kevin Maher The Times	"[Eastwood's] directorial skills remain nimble and efficient. It’s just his messaging that has become somewhat blunt (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Lewis Knight Mirror	"A thoroughly entertaining and emotionally involving watch - mostly made possible through the winning performances (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tara Brady Irish Times	"Terrific performances make Clint Eastwood movie work (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Deirdre Molumby entertainment.ie	"It’s an incredible story about an extraordinary individual. However it isn’t told in a particularly extraordinary way (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Graham Scannain	"A good film elevated by its great cast and a seasoned director (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Harry Guerin RTÉ	"Clint Eastwood has just made his strongest film since 'Gran Torino'. The true story at its centre is riveting. There are three superb performances (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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