CheerupSilver
Very Cool!!!
Inclubabu
Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.
Glucedee
It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
Celia
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
kitellis-98121
It's hard not to become enraged while watching this film, as the true events depicted are so disgraceful and appalling; so staggeringly unfair and unjust; so typical of human politics. It's a film that needed to be made, to set the record straight, and give some small sense of closure and justice to the situation. Because, as this is a true story, in reality the bad guys did not get their comeuppance, and the good guys did not get their lives back. But they can, perhaps, at least watch their story told on film and know that the truth finally came out. Even if it's really not compensation enough.This movie is excellent in every regard, with an eloquent and powerful screenplay, passionate and intense performances, and assured, focused direction. Every scene is fraught with tension and crackling energy, played-out brilliantly and simply by use of dialogue and performance alone, without need of flashy camerawork or overwrought music. The story is strong enough without bells or whistles, and the writer and director wisely keeps it front and centre.This is a film that can be re-watched multiple times, and each time is equally gripping and equally devastating.It's just a shame that however much truth you throw at corruption, however bright a light you shine upon it, there never seems to be enough truth or light to counteract the lies, deceit and corruption that exist at the heart of government. Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely. Everyone knows this. Few seem to care enough to fight it.
rumpa-rumman
Just wow
brings out a thrilling experience and sheds light on the truths that have been masked.The truths about the WMD program and US invasion on Iraq,The abuse of power by the high government officials and how they prevaricate from the right questions.
Adam Peters
(43%) Sean Penn's strong supporting performance is a plus point in this so-so political drama retelling the events in the run-up to the Iraq war that in turn has grown into a bit of a ridiculous farce. You really can't help but chuckle as Bush, using total balderdash "intelligence" created by one of Tony Blair's cronies, points the finger at little Niger for handing over nuclear weapons to Saddam. And if that was the case, which it wasn't, then where exactly did Niger get them from? Well chances are if the stuff actually existed in the first place it would have been originally created by Russia, or maybe China, and as they can't be easily pushed around as much lets quickly move on and concentrate on picking away at the little guys. Watching this now it really does raise the question how anyone, never mind millions and millions of people, ever fell for such nonsense. Besides the real-life political stupidity there's not a great deal to be offered here, and anyone with low levels of interest in such things will find this a hard sit.
sddavis63
With regards to the above quote, all these years later, we know how empty those words were. The Iraq War was an unnecessary tragedy. The Bush administration was neither seeking peace nor striving for peace. They were out for the oilfields. And woe to anyone who got in the way of the project.Enter Joe Wilson (Sean Penn.) Wilson was a U.S. ambassador sent to Afirca on a classified mission to investigate reports that Saddam Hussein's Iraq was buying uranium from Niger. Wilson came to the conclusion that it wasn't happening, and he submitted his report and then watched in disbelief as the United States continued on the path to war with Iraq, using the story of uranium buys in Africa as justification. After going public, the Bush Administration declared war not only on Iraq, but on Wilson's wife - CIA operative Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts.) The title "Fair Game" basically seems to mean that Plame, Wilson and the children and families became fair game, to be torn down and destroyed in order to continue to justify the war in Iraq. It's a frightening story of people at the highest levels of power playing with people's lives and careers, deliberately setting out to destroy those who oppose them, and adopting a definite "take no prisoners" mentality. I suppose those who supported Bush and the Iraq War will have denounced this as leftist Hollywood propaganda. I thought it was a quite credible portrayal of what goes on behind the scenes at the top. (9/10)
