Shattered Glass
SHATTERED GLASS (12)
D: Billy Ray
Lions Gate/Forest Park (Craig Baumgarten, Adam Merims,
Gaye Hirsch & Tove Christensen)
US 2003
90 mins
Drama/Biopic
W: Billy Ray [based on the article by
H.G. Bissinger]
DP: Mandy Walker
Ed: Jeffrey Ford
Mus: Mychael Danna
Hayden Christensen (Stephen Glass), Peter
Sarsgaard (Charles Lane), Chloë Sevigny (Caitlin Avey), Rosario Dawson (Andy Fox), Melanie Lynskey (Amy Brand), Hank Azaria (Michael Kelly), Steve Zahn (Adam Penenberg)
An interesting drama based on real life events. What's
more interesting is that Hayden Christensen's best screen performance is that of a devious, conniving liar. That being said, there are still occasions when he's wooden, but this movie
succeeds in spite of his one-dimensional, whiny performance as Stephen Glass, an ambitious journalist for a reputable political magazine who will do anything for a story that sells, even
fabricating the sensationalist events completely.
Kudos have to go to the sharply written screenplay and the
supporting cast of Peter Sarsgaard, Chloë Sevigny, Hank Azaria & Steve Zahn.
An insightful window into the world of print media &
the desperation of journalists who work within. Fake news can be interesting, after all.
7/10
