caiorearte

I must say this is coming from someone who studied the case for many days and nights.

Kill the Messenger is based on a book I didn't read. I read "Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion".

I think that Dark Alliance needs to be filmed, too. Although the movie draws from Dark Alliance too, it didn't dedicate a lot of time to explaining the geopolitical intricacies into which Gary got in his book. In fact, it doesn't cover the writing of the book Dark Alliance very much. It gets very much into the writing of the newspaper series and its aftermath.

That said, it's a hell of a story and it's a very well constructed movie.

Jeremy Renner must have put his heart into it. I hope he doesn't forget the story and comes back to it later. Plus, I'm very eager to buy the DVD with extras, commentary and, especially, a Director's Cut. Something like Oliver's Stone Director's Cut of JFK - a different movie, targeted at a different audience, longer and more detailed on the whole.

I liked the movie. Unfortunately, this didn't get the publicity treatment it deserved. Hopefully, it will not be forgotten and create some follow-up.