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Bombshell benefits from a terrific cast and a worthy subject, but its impact is muffled by a frustrating inability to go deeper than the sensationalistic surface.
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Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, John Lithgow at the top of their game in a solid recap of sexual harassment at Fox News. Dec 24, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, John Lithgow at the top of their game in a solid recap of sexual harassment at Fox News.
Richard Roeper
With Bombshell, thanks in large part to the contributions of his actors, Roach has crafted a compelling "ripped from the headlines" motion picture that unfolds like a page-turner. Dec 24, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
With Bombshell, thanks in large part to the contributions of his actors, Roach has crafted a compelling "ripped from the headlines" motion picture that unfolds like a page-turner.
James Berardinelli
"Bombshell" isn't always as explosive as it would like to be, but it definitely makes an impact. Dec 24, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review…
"Bombshell" isn't always as explosive as it would like to be, but it definitely makes an impact.
Adam Graham
It may be difficult to divorce the Fox News of it all - something that never really gets indicted in the same way as Ailes' behavior - but it's still a story worth telling. Dec 23, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It may be difficult to divorce the Fox News of it all - something that never really gets indicted in the same way as Ailes' behavior - but it's still a story worth telling.
Garrett Mitchell
This is rich territory, but Bombshell treads lightly, and as a result the film feels thin. Dec 20, 2019 | Full Review…
This is rich territory, but Bombshell treads lightly, and as a result the film feels thin.
Sarah Jones
The abuse depicted is shocking, but "Bombshell" is surprisingly entertaining. Dec 19, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
The abuse depicted is shocking, but "Bombshell" is surprisingly entertaining.
Chris Hewitt
Bombshell fails to be either smart satire or incisive political drama, which makes it just offensively banal. Jan 10, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Bombshell fails to be either smart satire or incisive political drama, which makes it just offensively banal.
Joel Mayward
Bombshell deals with the heavy subject of sexual harassment in the workplace in a very realistic and sobering way with amazing performances that might leave you questioning if you can empathize with the suffering of people you think of as foes. Jan 10, 2020 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
Bombshell deals with the heavy subject of sexual harassment in the workplace in a very realistic and sobering way with amazing performances that might leave you questioning if you can empathize with the suffering of people you think of as foes.
Julian Lytle
The story-driven, visually safe, star-studded drama tells an important real-life tale, but without taking any risks that result in payoffs beyond the expected. Jan 8, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
The story-driven, visually safe, star-studded drama tells an important real-life tale, but without taking any risks that result in payoffs beyond the expected.
Edwin Arnaudin
Bombshell does a reasonable job of telling the tale like a Fox story - establish the villain, castigate those involved for moral cowardice and political pragmatism, signal righteousness - but that extends to the synthetic ire. Jan 6, 2020 | Full Review…
Bombshell does a reasonable job of telling the tale like a Fox story - establish the villain, castigate those involved for moral cowardice and political pragmatism, signal righteousness - but that extends to the synthetic ire.
Ed Whitfield
A messy, messy movie. What a significant disappointment. (Gretchen) Carlson, for one, deserves better. Jan 4, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
A messy, messy movie. What a significant disappointment. (Gretchen) Carlson, for one, deserves better.
Michael Ward
The phenomenal actors elevate an efficient, but otherwise unremarkable film. [Full review in Spanish] Jan 3, 2020 | Full Review…
The phenomenal actors elevate an efficient, but otherwise unremarkable film. [Full review in Spanish]
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