She Said movie review - Breakfast All Day

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Жыл бұрын

"She Said" tells the true story of the New York Times reporters who broke the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment story, and the reverberations their work had across the entertainment industry and beyond. Christy and Alonso are mixed on it in their review. Directed by Maria Schrader, written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Starring Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Samantha Morton and Jennifer Ehle.
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@tlhuffman Жыл бұрын

I just saw "She Said". I don't think that any BAD review more closely reflects my exact feelings about a film. "Spotlight" and "All the President's Men" and even "The Post" are all more dramatically compelling than "She Said". I also completely agree with Christy's comments on Jennifer Elhe. I thought that she would get a best supporting actress nomination for her work in Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion", but she was ignored.

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

She's great in Contagion! Thanks for your thoughts, Tom.

@antony_post Жыл бұрын

What Spotlight understood is it dedicates as much narrative time to the journalism as it does to the journalists and the community of Boston. This felt like it was only interested in the key facts, almost playing out like a filmed adaptation of an audiobook or Wikipedia page.

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

That's a really good point, thanks Antony.

@lexis4490 Жыл бұрын

So true. Spotlight showed the impact of the journalist investigating this story and people different perspectives. I just remember the scene where the grown man didn’t think anything bad happen at the church despite being molested. It was so impactful.

@thinkhaven7902 Жыл бұрын

Samantha Morton commanded her scene. Such a powerful if brief performance.

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

She was so great.

@hannamakela6989 Жыл бұрын

In defense of hallways and their cinematic potential: the brilliant and by now hopefully classic film 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days by Christian Mungiu plays in hallways, in bathrooms, around kitchen and restaurant tables, in backyards, and over garbage chutes. It is just as cinematic, if not more so than Monument Valley.

@ryanwitt6861 Жыл бұрын

I read this book co authored by both journalists before I knew it was going to be a movie and, while I was moderately interested in this film when I saw the trailer a few months ago, I remember thinking that there's more tension reading about these events and how the story broke than watching it happen. I think with everyone involved here it no doubt rises to the occasion based on a great cast but maybe a theatrical film can't convey these events the same way a book or even a documentary can. I still might end up watching this someday but can't say I was surprised to hear that some of it didn't land for you guys. Great review, as always!

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your thoughts, Ryan!

@ryanwitt6861 Жыл бұрын

@@BreakfastAllDay thank you for all you guys do

@irishkcguy Жыл бұрын

Jamie Foxx does the best Trump impression.

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

It is startlingly accurate.

@kyleb8655 Жыл бұрын

I’m a little confused? It sounds like they just left out Ronan Farrow and how he was really the one who did the heavy lifting in regards to exposing Harvey and it sounds like he’s not in the movie at all?? Are they only crediting the women who took down Harvey?? And what is the point of that? Have not seen the movie yet so don’t know just asking?

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

They briefly mention the fact that Ronan Farrow is also working on this story, which puts pressure on them to get theirs out.

@jeanne2b2b22 Жыл бұрын

They may not have had approval to portray Ronan Farrow. He has this own series of podcast's intervening Weinstein victims. Also I think Ronan was a driving force because he is gay and could not honey-pot blackmail him. Sadly his sister is a survivor of incest by Woody Allen who married Ronans other sister, and yet still works in Hollywood.

@thefilmseeker Жыл бұрын

Sounds like every bit the "Eat your vegetables" movie that the trailer made it look like.

@superoldgamesaturday3277 Жыл бұрын

Meanwhile, this is the same industry that knew what Weinstein was doing for years and protected him. Never forget Matt Damon threatening The New York Times in 2004 not to publish the story that would have revealed this and The New York Times burying it the same way that they buried the Holocaust.

@thefilmseeker Жыл бұрын

@@superoldgamesaturday3277 ok… kinda completely irrelevant to my point but thanks for that reminder, I guess.

@superoldgamesaturday3277 Жыл бұрын

@@thefilmseeker It's not really irrelevant, because it shows how The New York Times being so willing to protect Weinstein was not new and, tellingly, the movie doesn't want to get into that to be truly provocative, compelling and vital in the way films like Spotlight, Zodiac and All the President's Men are.

@thefilmseeker Жыл бұрын

@@superoldgamesaturday3277 Yeah, but that's just not really the point I was trying to make. More a comment on the blandness, really.

@ploppill34 Жыл бұрын

This movie shows another way to not tell a story in a manner that people actually want to go see it, and in the process wasting lots of investors money and possibilities for better movies to actually get made

@abhiezibran9654 Жыл бұрын

I think Chris Stuckmann made a good point about the necessity of this procedural method this film took rather than being showy

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Abhie.

@teddykgb9971 Жыл бұрын

It's a weird flex to me to make a scripted drama out of this, considering how complicit the industry was in enabling Weinstein. If there's a competent documentary on the same subject, I think I'd much rather see that.

@rayahayes-mora2796 Жыл бұрын

There is. It’s based off of Ronan farrows book catch and kill. I believe it’s on hulu

@superoldgamesaturday3277 Жыл бұрын

This.

@teddykgb9971 Жыл бұрын

@@rayahayes-mora2796 Yes, thank you! And it's on HBO Max now.

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

Oh and it's harrowing.

@nancykerrigan Жыл бұрын

@Raya Hayes-Mora I believe that hulu documentary is called Untouchable.

@everydaykidinus Жыл бұрын

Maybe this is indecent of me to say, but it does feel incredibly jarring to see a movie be released as a 'feminist film' about a reporter who has been pretty consistently transphobic. Like, how can something claim to empower women if the person it's based on has so flagrantly dismiss the experiences of other women?

@tlovehater Жыл бұрын

😔 that's messed up

@paulelroy6650 Жыл бұрын

Trans women arent women. Sorry to break the news out point out biological fact but men cant be REAL women. It's not transphobic to say that. If you're trans be trans that's who you are.

@nancykerrigan Жыл бұрын

Which journalist?

@BobSullivanAKABuffy Жыл бұрын

I liked this a whole lot more than you apparently even though it was my 3rd film on a long movie day. The Jennifer Ehle/Samantha Morton scenes especially of course but there's other people in there playing themselves beside Ashley Judd. Maybe it's my lack of actual 'how the press works' knowledge that helped me get sucked in. I spoke to the guy running our screening and he said he'd earlier attended one where Rowena Chiu and her husband were there and speaking on it. Apparently the driveway scene was really a few hours long. Man, that must've been uncomfortable! I'm thinking of seeing it again if I've got time. And to rewatch Spotlight. And see the Ronan Farrow film.

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that scene was awkward for just a few minutes! Thanks for your insights, Bob.

@nancykerrigan Жыл бұрын

Wasn't too invested in seeing it So thanks for the review. It seems interesting to me this new trend of an incident happening a few years back then documentary about said incident is released and it catches the public's attention, and then a few years after that a film regarding the same event is released. I feel like there is no need for these kind of films when the non fictional version of then can be just as compelling. If that makes sense. Wonder if Miramax is still around. If so wouldn't it be interesting if they produce a film about the downfall of their co- creator?

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

Miramax does exist but the Weinsteins no longer own it. Thanks for watching!

@nancykerrigan Жыл бұрын

@@BreakfastAllDay Yeah I think it's a Disney entity right?Maybe the Weinstein Co but doubt it if the brother is still involved.

@tel5690 Жыл бұрын

I have the book based this movie. Obviously the topic is very sensitive and powerful. Definitely will see the film.

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

You'll have to let us know what you think.

@Tragicmagicshow Жыл бұрын

Sounds more like Spot-lite

@thefilmseeker Жыл бұрын

GOTTEM!!!

@sbrock4091 Жыл бұрын

Love a good journalism movie- The Insider is one of my favorites. This unfortunately sounds like it falls a bit short of the heights of the genre. Also, why does no one refer to The Insider when discussing this subgenre of films? Woefully underlooked

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

Oh it's excellent! Maybe because The Insider is about TV journalism and these are all newspaper movies (Washington Post, Boston Globe, NY Times).

@PhotojournalistTV Жыл бұрын

@@BreakfastAllDay BS journalism is journalisms regardless whether it's print media vs online or TV .

@UltimateAwe Жыл бұрын

Reviews have been lukewarm. I don’t think this’ll go the distance.

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

It's solid, respectable.

@65g4 Жыл бұрын

Thats not true most reviews have been pretty decent

@UltimateAwe Жыл бұрын

@@65g4 lol…trying to correct someone by saying ‘pretty decent’ is notably different than lukewarm. Why must ppl be like this?

@SkolneyVikings Жыл бұрын

It's a worthy story to be told in a film but the presentation was just very boring.

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

Indeed. It had some moments, though.

@collinmiller4721 Жыл бұрын

I think this is essentially just a play onscreen. But like a really good one. I enjoyed it a lot.

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

That is a good way to phrase it!

@justinrogers5288 Жыл бұрын

Minus them portraying trump negative I enjoyed! 8 out of 10, in my top 15 of year! Great vid

@Starkardur Жыл бұрын

LOL. Jennifer Ehle still being mentioned in the same breath as Meryl Streep. Poor thing, can't get a break but yes I do find her to be a great underrated actress.

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

She's always amazing!

@tonyg76 Жыл бұрын

This was awesome! Out of the movies I have seen, I would give this best picture. It was about a socially relevant topic and was one of the few movies that got emotion out of me and earned it. I would also have Carey Mulligan win best supporting actress. I do not think it is category fraud.

@BreakfastAllDay Жыл бұрын

Oh wow. Glad it worked for you!

@brajeshsingh2391 Жыл бұрын

this movie is very "slighted" in its narrative. Like it feels it lacks real substance. As Alonso said, its like its mostly people talking without any depth and some scenes are just far fetched. I mean there is no way those scenes could happen in reali life. You could sense that. Other than that the narrative is good. It is focused and tries to be authentic and dramatic at the same time. Especially as it gives some background story on a few characters. But it does not capture any journalistic procedure as Christy noted. And after a while you get a sense that these women, or essentially the movie is not about trying to get a story on Harvey Weinstein but basically trying to prove his guilt. Which is why I said it feels slighted, not really carrying much weight either in terms of journalistic process or any attempts to analyze the story as it develops. She said ends up being somewhat of an incomplete movie. It has some facts and it does try to build some drama . But it is unable to really lead its story to an accurate and complete conclusion by lacking any analytical insight and the sense of impartiality. That could have made it far more emphatic and thought provoking. I give this a 6.