True Story (2015)
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Duration: 99 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Rupert Goold
Stars: Jonah Hill, James Franco and Felicity Jones
IMDb score:
6,3 (75.643)
Releasedate: 17 April 2015
True Story plot
"Some mysteries are beyond belief."
Michael Finkel is a New York Times reporter who suffers from image damage. When he meets Christian Longo, a man accused of murder who has assumed the identity of Finkel, his investigation turns into an unforgettable game of cat and mouse.
Actors and actresses
Michael Finkel
Christian Longo
Jill Barker
Mary Jane Longo
Pat Frato
Greg Ganley
Sadie Longo
Police Officer
Zach Longo
Madison Longo
Reviews & comments
Onderhond
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- 87623 messages
- 12889 votes
Nice.
Wasn't really expecting much from it, but thought it was pretty good. A film that starts with an interesting story and manages to develop it properly. Not by going into endless detail, not even by focusing hard on the investigation surrounding the case, but by making the tension between the characters tangible.
On the one hand there is the tension between Hill and Franco, which managed to grab me. On the other hand, Hill struggles with himself, skilfully questioning his profession and its limits. Both stories reinforce each other, making it a good thriller as well as a critical drama.
Found Hill and Franco doing very well, the stylization was otherwise fairly businesslike but not really boring. Fairly close to the skin. The pace is slow but it gives the film the right weight and fortunately it is not stretched endlessly. Just a very solid piece of work, not an exceptional film but highly recommended in my opinion.
3.5*
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Scriptwriter
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- 21 messages
- 27 votes
True Story wants to go in depth with us, but it's all about splashing in a wading pool. And that too in slow motion.
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Captain Pervert
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- 4666 messages
- 2108 votes
I didn't know this movie was fact based. Then you look at him differently.
If it had been fiction, the ending might well have been that James Franco got out and took over Jonah Hill's life, and that the latter, unjustly or not, would end up in jail.
So along the way you're wondering how it ends, but my theories turned out to be far too far-fetched. So the story doesn't add up much.
What remains are two protagonists who are in very good shape and who squeeze the most out of their roles. Very nice to look at. Really such a film of the level of 5 films for 20 euros at Free Record Shop in the past and that you think: yes, that was worth the 4 euros in itself. But luckily I still have four films.
3 stars
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