Review summary: “Halfway through, Said comes off like a nightmare.” | Movies and TV shows
NRC – four stars
“sOh happy It can be summed up in one picture. In the middle of the movie it seems like a nightmare. During a seemingly endless montage of near-identical deserted hotel corridors, the real recording that model Ambra Patilana Gutierrez made for Harvey Weinstein in 2015 can be heard. She had filed a report the day before after the film’s producer made unwanted sexual advances, and she agreed to A second meeting, flagged by the police and protected by undercover officers nearby.”
Maria Schrader’s film faithfully and thoroughly reconstructs The New York TimesResearch article Harvey Weinstein has pushed accusers of sexual harassment for decades by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey published October 5, 2017 and will eventually lead to Weinstein’s arrest, uncover dozens of other cases, and spark what has come to be called the MeToo. their book She said (2019) is the basis for the film.”
Sincere – four stars
Comments like “The silence was the worst,” “Why is sexual assault so widespread and taboo?” and “If this happens to Hollywood actresses, who else?” Come on in a movie that has a commercial tone a lot like that of a documentary. It’s hard to spot a backstory in it. Still, it’s exciting to watch the cleverly written and compressed scenes.”
Would MeToo change anything? Film producer Brad Pitt has had relationships with women — Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie — since the 1990s — who brought home stories of sexual assault from Weinstein. He didn’t stop Pitt from working with the man. He probably wants to. She said straighten something. Nice, but it’s a little late.”
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