Despite its pedigree – with a top-notch cast and a script by David Hare – this drama about the genuine-life libel case involving disgraced historian David Irving never comes to lifeDenial is textbook Oscar bait: an autumn release recounting an inspiring genuine story about fighting prejudice,led by a showy performance from an Oscar winner, written by an award-winning playwright, and buffeted by a swelling,emotional score. However, patches of it are so ludicrously hammy it plays like one of those unbearably corny fake films teased at the beginning of Tropic Thunder. Related: Rachel Weisz interview: A spy in the house of like Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com