Shock and Awe (2018) - Rotten Tomatoes

Shock and Awe (2018)

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The film is based on the true events of Knight Ridder journalists who were the only ones who "got it right" in the lead-up to the 2003 Iraq War when they questioned the true nature of the Bush White House's justification for the conflict.
  • Rating:
    R (for language including some sexual references)
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Directed By:
    Rob Reiner
  • Written By:
    Joey Hartstone
  • In Theaters:
     limited
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  • Studio:
    Vertical Entertainment and DIRECTV

Cast

Milla Jovovich
as Vlatka
James Marsden
as Warren Strobel
Jessica Biel
as Lisa
Woody Harrelson
as Jonathan Landay
Tommy Lee Jones
as Joe Galloway
Rob Reiner
Luke Tennie
Richard Schiff
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Critic Reviews for Shock and Awe

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (2)

The message tends to melt into a paint-by-numbers screenplay that pushes too many genre buttons to be thoroughly exciting.

December 18, 2017 | Full Review…
Top Critic

Righteously motivated but clunkily executed ...

October 8, 2017 | Full Review…
Top Critic

A schmaltzy look at the workings of a syndicate determined to expose the U.S. mistake in Iraq while one of its subsidiaries refuses to print it.

July 8, 2018 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

This earnest but heavy-handed political drama chronicles a worthwhile true-life account of investigative reporting.

May 4, 2018 | Full Review…

Too prone to the use of heavy-handed clichés to register on the prestige awards circuit, this is a film which fails to capture the nervy energy of the news room ...

October 1, 2017 | Full Review…
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