Absence of Malice
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Movie Reviews of Absence of Malice
Movie Review: Absence of Malice
Summary: 5 Stars
This is Sydney Pollack's best film in my opinion. A great example of how politics, the legal system, the court of public opinion, and journalism intersect. First-time screenwriter Kurt Luedtke, a former reporter was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Also, a great example of the tragedy of unintended consequences. Paul Newman plays the leaned upon everyman who stands up for himself, and Sally Field as the eager yet naive twenty or thirty-something newspaper reporter who gets the story but at a personal cost. The climatic courtroom scene at the end is one of the most dramatic and well written dialogues in American film.Movie Review: Newman nails 'em to the wall!
Summary: 5 Stars
Cleverly woven story that comes to a head when U.S. Attorney General James Wells (Wilford Brimley) "Lays down The Law" to reporter Megan Carter (Sally Field), Strike Force leader Elliott Rosen (Bob Balaban), investigator Robert Waddell (Barry Primus) and District Attorney Jim Quinn (Don Hood) for trying to "get something" on Michael Gallagher (Paul Newman); who ends up turning the tables on everyone trying to use him.
Great morality play on The Press (and their Spin Control) and a lesson on comeuppence for "just doing one's job."
First-rate acting from all the principals.
Movie Review: Although some 30 years old, this film is still worth seeing
Summary: 5 Stars
Most films that are 30 years old are dated, the acting seems heavy-handed and stilted, and the events occur very slowly. This film is an exception. It is worth seeing. Paul Newman is defamed by an article in a newspaper and is financially and socially hurt. He is unable to sue the paper because the article, although wrong, was printed without malice, and the law does not punish newspapers if they make mistakes without malice. Newman needs to repair his financial situation and his name. He also wants revenge. The film shows how he accomplishes his goals. All of the acting in the film is excellent.Movie Review: My Favorite Paul Newman Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a movie I can watch over and over again. I never get tired of it. Just writing this review makes me want see it right now. It is a very powerful story about how the press can ruin peoples lives without being absolutely sure they are printing the truth and how they can be manipulated into furthering someone elses agenda regardless of how accurate the story they have been fed really is. The scene with Wilford Brimley is worth buying the movie for. I think my favorite line from him is "the last time there was leak this big,Noah had to build himself a boat". Great story and great acting.Movie Review: An accurate portrayal of journalism
Summary: 5 Stars
When this movie came out, I was a reporter at a daily newspaper. I went to "Absence of Malice" fully prepared to hate it. Instead, I came away thinking that it was an accurate and believable portrayal of what happens in a newsroom. To this day, I am bothered that journalists too often fail to understand the impact their words have on people's lives. Most journalists I've known prefer to insulate themselves from the public and never hear about the negative effects of the stories they write. I highly recommend this movie to anyone interested in how reporters and editors operate.