This is a very exciting and shocking movie. It is reminiscent of "Spotlight" (about the priests and children) and "All the President's Men" (about the break-in of a national campaign headquarters). I was on the edge of my seat right through the end (2 hours 9 min).
But it's not about the ending which everyone knows because of news media reports. This movie concerns the nuts and bolts of how investigative journalists were able to persuade terrified people to come forward, and the way the journalists acquired real evidence that could stand up in a court of law. The evidence they uncover is genuinely astounding (and mostly heartbreaking).
The two main actresses, Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, were fantastic! This is a story that really needed to be told. We need to appreciate our free press and continue to try to keep it.
She Said
2022
Drama / History
She Said
2022
Drama / History
Plot summary
New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation - a story that helped ignite a movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.
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A movie about journalism at its best
Delivered in a somewhat predictable tone.....
The movie is good however it very soon enters a recurring pattern "interview female victim, uncover everything Weinstein did to you, show the emotional trauma." Yes, we get it, he is a terrible person, repetition of the same formula doesnt necessary make that message hit harder. The two leads are great (esp Carey Mulligan, a fave from the film "Drive") and the film is peppered with guests including Alan Alda. Somewhat refreshingly, many of the men in the film arent pictured as evil, or otherwise too controlling of our leads - but the tone does get very preachy & heavy in places. The "all men are evil and need to take a good hard look at themselves" messaging is particularly cloying with the reaction to the PUA's in the bar, and also with the lead's speech about "perhaps post partum depression is a manifestation of all the evil that women have to put up with in this nasty patriarchal society..." (seriously, this actually happened). I liked it, but as mere male, I felt quite hectored by the end of it. The pacing isnt ideal, and some alternative viewpoints would have helped - (ie: what was occurring inside Miramax at the time of these troubles?). Still, worth a watch if you want to see merciless recount of many of these accusations unfolding.
Incredible and important drama
She Said is an incredible and important drama that handles it's tough subject matter and fact based events with sensitivity and care whilst being a scathing criticism of Hollywood, it's abuse of power and the lengths it goes to protect the wrong people.
Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan give terrific lead performances, they bring so many layers to the characters and their chemistry is strong. The film is also full of excellent support performances that leave a lasting impression, particularly Samantha Morton and Jennifer Ehle.
Maria Schrader's direction is amazing, the film has so much visual style but in a way that's never invasive or showy and still allows the performances and story to be front and centre. The music by Nicholas Britell borders on being too much but thankfully never does, staying haunting and sombre.