All the Inconvenient Truths.
In the next four weeks, actor Adam Driver will be in three high-profile films portraying either an FBI investigator, a stage-director husband, or the head of an evil empire in a galaxy far, far away.
In The Report, Driver plays real-life Daniel J. Jones, who led a Senate investigation of the C.I.A.’s use of torture after 9/11. Jones worked under Senator Diane Feinstein (played here by an impressively understated Annette Benning.)
The Report is the directorial debut of Scott Z. Burns (screenwriter for The Bourne Ultimatum and producer of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth). He takes a straightforward, conventional approach here, shooting most of the scenes in low-ceiling basements, garages and dark offices. The film has the vibe of those ‘70s political procedurals, and even All The Presidents Men. It’s a style that suits a film about truth-telling well.
Most of us will know how the story ends, but that doesn’t hinder the momentum of watching the hunt for the truth take place.
In a nutshell: A well-crafted, political thriller.
Award potential: It’s likely too traditional to gather Academy Award attention. Expect Driver to be nominated for Wedding Story instead.
The Ten Buck Review: Worth ten bucks.
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