A nice try, but some problems, probably in the script, that make it unsatisfying in the end. Clooney’s character is a reporter, so you’re thinking he’ll DETECT what’s going on and be the one who figures things out. Uh, No, not so much. Everything that happens seems to take his character by surprise which was a) not really believable and b) made the story not work so well.

Plus, honestly, could little tiny Tobey Maguire, using ONLY ONE ARM, beat the crap out of George Clooney? In what world? (Clooney gets the crap beaten out of him a lot in this flick.)

Cate Blanchett was good. Beau Bridges was good (haven’t seen him in anything in ages, but he’s also brilliant in “The Fabulous Baker Boys”).

In contrast to Goodnight and Good Luck, where you may remember black & white film was used to its fullest crispest shimmeriest goodness, in this movie, it’s used to look like old news reel. Hence super contrasty / too dark in some scenes / washed out in others. Went with the mood of the flick, but seemed like a WASTE to me. And something that will make MORONS talk about how B&W is bad, when this is just a bad example of it. Eh, what can you do.