Bombshell (2019)
A group of women decide to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.
Directed By: Jay Roach
Written By: Charles Randolph
Starring: Charlize Theron, Malcolm McDowell, Nicole Kidman, Connie Britton, John Lithgow, Holland Taylor, Allison Janney, Mark Duplass, Richard Kind, Kate McKinnon, Rob Delaney, Margot Robbie
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1. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (public - 23 stars)
2. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)
3. 2020 Academy Awards- Nominated Feature Films (Non-Documentary) (public: moderated by joel-w-m - 1 star)
4. 92nd Academy Awards: Nominated (2020) (public: moderated by 5Z5qjRCfM2 - 1 star)
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| Sep 28 | PrestoBix40 | 16 18% |
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| Sep 28 |  |
methad1 | 65 44% |
| Sep 27 | Sylens | 40 0% |
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| Sep 25 |  |
philamental | 58 29% |
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Memory of this has faded but I recall it didn't really click with me. Some good performances and what seemed like an important story to be told but as another reviewer (Kavu) pointed out, there didn't seem to be any clear focus or purpose on display so when it ended I didn't really feel anything one way or the other about what I had just seen.
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Hadzibegovic | 70 47% |
| Sep 21 | n2tmad | 60 33% |
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| Sep 18 | random22431 | 66 38% |
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| Sep 16 | jmendez | 85 44% |
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| Sep 16 | Naynay | 100 70% |
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| Sep 14 | klschneider | 54 29% |
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ChrisArmada | 54 36% |
| Sep 13 | mehmetali82 | 77 37% |
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canadianor | 75 58% |
| Sep 07 | eddiesanchez | 13 12% |
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| Sep 06 | tenfalltoo | 70 49% |
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| Sep 01 | lynchian | 63 38% |
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| Sep 01 | farshideh | 77 47% |
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İlhan C T | 75 64% |
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margot robbie is awesome.
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PrestoBix | 64 19% |
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Scar | 75 62% |
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rklenseth | 80 80% |
| Aug 29 |  |
MontyCircus | 20 11% |
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I lost interest half-way through. Harasser harasses and gets fired, company pays up. That's it. The other 90 minutes is "should I speak up? Will anyone else join me?" Ad nauseum. Another "ripped from the headlines" tale that used to be a 1-hour Law & Order episode but now are blown up into 120 minute bores.
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| Aug 29 |  |
kgbelliveau | 90 82% |
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The first bit seems too glossy but the second and third act become focused on the story at hand, how these women suffered under Roger Ailes and how he took his power and corrupted everyone around him in a web of lies and manipulations. Lithgow doesn't quite measure up in comparison to Crowe in the miniseries but the women here are the spotlight and do a great job painting the picture of the their story. It's a solid film that covers a lot of ground and misses some elements as well.
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| Aug 27 |  |
Nargesi | 85 41% |
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whitelighter | 65 73% |
| Aug 26 | kandinya | 50 17% |
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| Aug 25 | electric | 66 28% |
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| Aug 16 | Fllu | 60 0% |
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fenixdown | 68 31% |
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Ha ha what kind of idiot would watch Fox News?
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| Aug 10 | kissgyozi | 85 84% |
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gunaraf | 72 41% |
| Aug 08 | Ethereal | 45 18% |
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| Aug 05 | duffy66 | 79 63% |
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fbatuhan10 | 65 34% |
| Aug 03 | biff | 70 48% |
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kingofwombia | 70 30% |
| Jul 29 | kupfertj | 65 41% |
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| Jul 28 | Kallikantza | 45 25% |
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| Jul 28 | spida | 60 51% |
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| Jul 26 | slaterman2 | 67 30% |
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| Jul 25 | the0bauman | 65 58% |
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| Jul 25 |  |
Icarus | 40 8% |
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I just tripled the number of minutes I've ever watched anything on Fox News. Suffice it to say, I'm not impressed--with their "news" or the film. This feels way too glossy and neat, and needs a good deal more detail to explore the psychology of the types of relations a man like Ailes has with women. In the end, we're left with a dramatically limp (I knew the end going in) script that Roach tries to punch up with a frenetic camera. Not for me.
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| Jul 23 | Eggeplante | 50 22% |
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| Jul 21 |  |
sakaerka | 89 78% |
| Jul 20 | tiduraes | 0 2% |
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| Jul 16 |  |
pileofzack | 45 5% |
| Jul 12 |  |
zoink | 55 8% |
| Jul 12 | dcibarnaby | 65 26% |
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| Jul 10 | Greener | 53 19% |
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It becomes increasingly weak and boring as it progresses. Shouldn't this kind of movie be totally opposite of that?
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| Jul 09 | Sol | 65 23% |
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Budhisattva | 71 35% |
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monclaro | 70 65% |
| Jul 03 | ghund97 | 8 79% |
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| Jul 02 | tororosso | 70 42% |
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| Jun 29 |  |
mattorama12 | 66 52% |
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Some say a director's main job is getting good performances. From that perspective, Roach did a fine job here. I tend to think the director's main job is an overall control of the tone. From that perspective, I think Roach's comedy background seeped in a little too much, and not in a thoughtful way. It's a fascinating story, and one that couldn't be told as well as it deserved due to NDAs, but I think it's both important and entertaining despite its flaws.
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| Jun 29 | msworddoc | 30 7% |
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it's not that I don't have empathy, it's just that I don't have empathy for these people specifically. also the movie is not well made
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| Jun 28 |  |
Trash Puppet | 7 48% |
| Jun 27 |  |
lebnof | 50 39% |
| Jun 26 | Tyler_Moore | 82 35% |
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Omid Ranjbar | 32 19% |
| Jun 19 | matthagen | 51 54% |
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| Jun 18 | sadeghsltn | 60 33% |
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defiance13 | 60 35% |
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Lurasans | 75 31% |
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| Jun 10 | flyingnole | 84 61% |
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| Jun 09 | jcarma | 12 27% |
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| Jun 08 |  |
hellboy76 | 66 52% |
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I dunno, it's an interesting subject with a couple of fascinating performances, but it all felt a little too try too hard to be slick at times. Theron continues to amaze at her ability to simply morph into another person in both the physical and personality senses. Kidman and Robbie are also good. Lithgow is impressively gross as Ailes. With all the talent I just wish it had a different tone at times.
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| Jun 08 | law | 13 69% |
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It's an engaging watch for most of the runtime but the ending doesn't pack enough punch and, once it's over, you can't help but feel it was on the slight side.
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| Jun 06 | salopiantree | 67 69% |
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eric-jan | 70 54% |
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Actually... a lot better than expected. Truely eye-opening, with a great performance by the main ladies. Good that this shady story was brought to the light, it gives you a better look at what is/was truely going on within the Fox News network
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| Jun 01 | beetheland | 84 60% |
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TMDaines | 65 31% |
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filmaholic | 70 51% |
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didem | 70 27% |
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fzycow | 83 40% |
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Iulius E. S. | 70 27% |
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ÖzcanEfe | 67 47% |
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Ross | 45 38% |
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| May 12 | saloomi2012 | 97 93% |
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SantaClaus | 67 65% |
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LadyStardust | 75 46% |
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alinag | 65 36% |
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daniel | 5 8% |
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joeroxy | 70 48% |
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karacuneyt | 74 50% |
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PerryStroika | 60 40% |
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jalanb | 75 60% |
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Suda Balık | 75 49% |
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bita | 80 46% |
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AmayaQuiroz | 90 64% |
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erkayama | 63 29% |
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morphinapg | 79 72% |
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I thought this was well made. The acting and the makeup team in particular shine here, really bringing these people to life, but it's also well shot and edited. Well worth a watch.
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| Apr 05 | Nad_film | 75 58% |
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| Apr 05 | GavanRex | 90 60% |
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| Apr 04 | nicolino | 63 60% |
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| Apr 04 | samantha31 | 58 25% |
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aaasolanki | 77 48% |
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I couldn't help but draw parallels with The Post which is about a true story dealing with a publishing newspaper. This is about a news channel and more contemporary, more flashy but not as nuanced as The Post. It was still a decent watch with all the 3 leading ladies pulling in solid punches.
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| Apr 04 | AchwellFoley | 43 25% |
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| Apr 02 | siweq86 | 60 30% |
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| Apr 01 |  |
PDM.82 | 70 46% |
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Jay Roach's biographical drama "Bombshell" is a film full of female empowerment led by great acting by Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, and Margot Robbie. John Lithgow (in a fat suit) is Roger Ailes in also a great performance. A film about vulnerable woman being treated bad by powerful men, this story is truly fascinating and very realistic. Wether it's selling sex, Fox News or selling the truth...Jay Roach's film has dropped a bombshell.
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| Apr 01 | Pleveen | 93 48% |
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| Apr 01 | petrichor | 68 36% |
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| Mar 31 | zwyk | 52 24% |
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John Lithgow delivers a great performance, Theron and Robbie are also good, but not as great.
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| Mar 30 | tubasaxt | 90 79% |
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kevinjoseph | 60 27% |
| Mar 30 | Scorpus | 66 33% |
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Theron's performance lifts Bombshell from being a fairly average retelling of an important story, to something a bit more engaging
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| Mar 29 |  |
TheShiznit | 42 42% |
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kangadoodoo | 50 30% |
| Mar 28 | sidarora93 | 70 36% |
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| Mar 28 | mojojojo | 76 58% |
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| Mar 28 | GoodMovie | 100 93% |
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mentosibo | 70 49% |
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Squin | 63 29% |
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TonEe | 80 54% |
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nobamba | 60 57% |
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Everyone's makeup was realistic. Interesting they chose to use a moral Margot Robbie as an outsider but then adds in an unnecessary same-sex hookup. Reviews online made me upset about false equivalency/"both sides"---people actually were upset that this film focused on Ailes' conduct when "they" (you know, the "media") should focus on Weinstein and Hollywood instead! Fuck Ailes. Fav scene: Nazanin Boniadi narrating Rudi Bakhtiar's harassment and the lengths women go through to deal with creeps.
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| Mar 24 | berker | 75 19% |
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| Mar 23 | Niurna | 80 37% |
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| Mar 23 | sarafarokhi | 95 62% |
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| Mar 23 | jzrhoades | 65 66% |
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filmaffinity | 62 52% |
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Groovy_Souls | 70 56% |
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I actually forgot I had watched this (which I suppose shouldn't bode well for the score), but now that it's coming back to me, I remember being rather enthralled. I think Bombshell tells a brave story in an interesting way, even if it definitely chooses a forgiving tone (to some characters) to tell it in. As far as the movie-making, I thought they handled the fast-paced nature of the newsroom well, and even managed to throw in a Geraldo cameo to remind us just how gross he and the mustache are.
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Woody92 | 69 6% |
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cankutozturk | 73 29% |
| Mar 17 | Cronos | 50 42% |
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Duder | 60 40% |
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Although the story attaches you to the screen, there's 0 character development, and 0 depth. It's just a telling of the story, the documentary style, although saving the film from hours of exposition, just makes you wish it were a real documentary instead of this. It is never boring but it is not a good story.
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| Mar 16 | zenithtim | 48 34% |
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| Mar 13 | mvsilva | 53 7% |
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lena_c | 3 44% |
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An important message and a good job by the three lead women. As someone not knowing anything beforehand about the story, I found it a little messy and a lot of name being tossed around. *Recommendable
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EmreZabun3 | 70 47% |
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Along with The Laundromat and Vice, I love this way of telling current news stories.
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| Mar 09 | CreationP | 70 16% |
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Asm Nabil | 55 20% |
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yekpanjare | 57 38% |
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I don't think this 21st century fast-pace & dark humor biographical drama style fit this movie well. I would've also liked the movie to delve more into the individual stories. That being said, CHARLIZE THERON. Amazing acting. Amazing.
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| Mar 06 |  |
El99can | 75 57% |
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| Mar 03 | RobAtticus | 70 30% |
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| Mar 03 | mhbtehrani | 54 14% |
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Difontaine | 65 46% |
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I'm not sure it ever chooses what it wants to be, never riding the amusing/serious line that The Big Short did. Given the context, I'm not sure I should be praising the hair and make-up so highly, but Theron's transformation is amazing. She becomes Megan Kelly, through and through. I almost felt sorry for her at the end, which is an achievement.
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| Mar 02 |  |
erkam | 62 37% |
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rihrey | 40 63% |
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Daffy69697 | 83 69% |
| Mar 01 | bentien | 65 61% |
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Well-acted, well-written and an important story to tell. Especially Theron is a stand-out! No doubt we will see more movies with gender equality and harassment issues from Hollywood the upcoming years.
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| Mar 01 |  |
navid.g | 72 37% |
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Ametrine | 8 63% |
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New Dreamer | 80 68% |
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emreco | 70 56% |
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kough33 | 69 45% |
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deanjames | 55 29% |
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amazedemon | 64 49% |
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Bombshell uses snappy dialogue and direction along with some very good acting and a loaded cast, to turn an otherwise ordinary news story into a somewhat engaging film. The issue of harassment in the workplace, particularly that of a sexual nature against women, is an important and pertinent one. I found this film's addressing of it to be slightly trivial, bordering on have-my-cake-and-eat-it territory. Robbie's character was an obvious narrative device, and an unsympathetic one at that.
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| Feb 28 |  |
Ofterdingen | 74 85% |
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Somewhat gentle on the surface but make no mistake. This is an angry and important movie that shouldn’t be easily dismissed.
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| Feb 28 |  |
Ercan | 4 23% |
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peekingpanda | 35 29% |
| Feb 27 |  |
petrosdm | 29 13% |
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hemesdtnt | 80 44% |
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Mist600 | 67 27% |
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3 V engaging performances | Interesting, if not riveting, story (V much of these recent times so may hold up less well once this partic scandal & specific people no longer famous) Great supporting cast. Plus the spot popular, but not A-List star, actors under their prosthetics, styling & voice imitations adds extra entertainment. Anyone else spot Jane from Deadwood? Mom in 2.5men etc? | Probably helps if U R a politics obsessive like me. Good but not essential viewing
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| Feb 27 |  |
devrimozkan | 57 34% |
| Feb 27 | nickj1680 | 86 55% |
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evrenuyanik | 55 53% |
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educhristoph | 70 46% |
| Feb 27 | bmmello | 68 21% |
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Gabriel Vaz | 70 18% |
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acrolyne | 84 64% |
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randyluu | 3 31% |
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