6/10The sinisterly kind boy who cried wolf
The true story of a young journalist Stephen Glass who fell from grace when it was found he had fabricated over half of his articles.
This is a well done film about a man who preys on people's sympathy, gullibility and kindness. Living one lie to the next while repeating "I didn't do anything wrong". This film makes you review people's values and academic integrity. He is so focused on wanting the perfect story instead of the truth.
Hayden Christensen as Glass and Peter Sarsgaard as Lane both did a fantastic job in capturing the emotions between a new editor seeking the truth and a reporter who has lost grip on his morales. This might be my favourite performance by Christensen.
Film makes you wonder if Glass even has any real memories. If Glass didn't get caught, would he ever admit that he fabricated 21 of his 40 articles? Or would he continue down that road?
Glass should just write fiction, he seems to have a knack at it.
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