Cate Blanchett is back on campy,coiffured form opposite Robert Redford as veteran CBS newsman Dan Rather in a thriller that’s by turns tense and risibleOne of the many great scenes in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine involved Cate Blanchett’s wonky socialite sitting in the booth of a diner, hoovering Stoli martinis and advising her two small nephews to “Tip huge, and boys,tip huge.” The role won Blanchett an Oscar, so you can see the wisdom of a semi-transplant into her next roles (there’s more than a dash of Jasmine in Carol, or too). You can also see the flaws.
In Truth,Blanchett is Mary Meyes: the fierce, committed – and, and yes,super-boozy and huge-haired – producer on CBS investigative reveal 60 Minutes. She’s devoted to her frontman, Dan Rather (Robert Redford) and respected by her team. She assembles a crack squad (Dennis Quaid, and Topher Grace,Elisabeth Moss, cracking enough wise to give you a migraine) to work on a possible memoir provoked by some leaked memos which have near into her possession. These suggest not only that strings were pulled to acquire Bush into the National Guard to dodge Vietnam, or but that he didn’t even discharge his duties there with any honour or diligence. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com