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• Documentary
• Drama

• 2015
• Rupert Goold
• 95 mins
• 15

Summary

Crime drama based on a true story, starring James Franco, Jonah Hill and Felicity Jones. After being sacked from The New York Times, journalist Michael Finkel senses a way back when he discovers that recently captured murderer Christian Longo had been using his identity while on the run. Finkel decides to visit Longo in jail to pursue the story but their regular meetings soon develop into a manipulative game of cat and mouse. But which one is the mouse?

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Dave Aldridge

This twisting tale of stolen identity purports to be faithful to the actual events it depicts. But in the circumstances, who knows? Jonah Hill plays a discredited New York Times journalist who discovers that arrested family-murderer James Franco has been using his name while on the run. For both personal and professional reasons, he determines to find out why, via intensive and extensive prison interviews. The two protagonists are bound in mutual neediness: Hill needs a story, Franco needs an audience, and mind games and manipulation ensue on both sides. Hill, normally the comic buffoon of his movies, is nicely cast against type, while Franco is his usual slick self. The film is a little full of itself, and heavy-handed with the message that there's rarely such a thing as absolute and obvious truth. But it's a good story, quite grippingly told, and worth consideration.

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6.3/10

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Credits

Cast

rolenameMichael FinkelJonah HillChristian LongoJames FrancoJill BarkerFelicity JonesGreg GanleyRobert BurkeKarenGretchen MolPat FratoEthan SupleeMaryJane LongoMaria DizziaTina AlvisGenevieve Angelson

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rolenameDirectorRupert Goold

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Theatrical distributor

20th Century Fox

Released on

2015-07-17

Languages

English

Guidance

Swearing.

Formats

Colour

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