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Movie reviews Nothing but the truth 
 
This is a deeply disturbing drama, that is based on true events although a 
great deal of liberty was taken with the truth, as often happens when movies 
are made based on such events. Nonetheless this is a deeply engrossing poignant 
drama.

It stars the superb Kate beckinsale(Underworld) as Rachel Armstrong, a high 
flying journalist that has revealed the identity of a CIA agent Erica Van Doren 
played by Vera Farmiga(Running Scared), the government are none too happy about 
this, and have a federal prosecutor Patton Dubois played by Matt 
Dillon(absolutely brilliant in Traffic) in on the case, to get Rachel and her 
newspaper to reveal their source, he is at first charming to Rachel in a 
Southern manner, but then begins to place governmental pressure on Rachel and 
her employers on every area to get them or her to reveal her source, or else 
face federal indictments that could land her in prison.

As not being able to divulge their sources is key to the openness many 
journalists are able to benefit with regarding their potential sources, she 
refuses, backed by her boss Bonnie Benjamin played by Angela Bassett(What's 
love got to do with it, Malcolm X), and her top notch lawyer Alan Burnside 
played by Alan Alda(What women want).

Matters come to a crescendo as the CIA operative whose cover had been blown 
confronts Rachel on a number of occasions to reveal her source, and the strain 
on her life at work and home is beginning to tell especially with her husband 
Ray played by David Schwimmer(Friends).

It is brilliant acting all through, and you are never quite ready with the what 
has been laid out for the finale.

 
 Mr D Stevens is a reviewer at http://armchairbuff.blogspot.com/  Movie reviews 
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