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En California en 1996, el periodista Gary Webb investiga el rol de la CIA en la introducción del crack en los barrios negros de Los Ángeles en los 80 con el fin de financiar el conflicto en ... Leer todoEn California en 1996, el periodista Gary Webb investiga el rol de la CIA en la introducción del crack en los barrios negros de Los Ángeles en los 80 con el fin de financiar el conflicto en Nicaragua.En California en 1996, el periodista Gary Webb investiga el rol de la CIA en la introducción del crack en los barrios negros de Los Ángeles en los 80 con el fin de financiar el conflicto en Nicaragua.
- Premios
- 3 premios ganados y 6 nominaciones en total
Joshua Close
- Rich Kline
- (as Josh Close)
Clay Edmund Kraski
- DEA Agent Jones
- (as Clay Kraski)
- Dirección
- Guionistas
- Todo el elenco y el equipo
- Producción, taquilla y más en IMDbPro
Argumento
¿Sabías que…?
- TriviaVarious members of the cast and crew have admitted to receiving government-level "push back" to the film, both during filming and in post-production.
- ErroresJerry Ceppos announces that Gary has been named the National Press Association's Journalist of the Year. There is no such thing as the National Press Association. He was named Journalist of the Year by the Bay Area Society of Professional Journalists. This is why he is speaking at the SPJ awards at the end of the film.
- Créditos curiososJust before the closing credits, there is a short video showing the real Gary Webb at home with his children.
- Bandas sonorasBring It On Home
Written by Tommy Girvin and Don Cromwell
Performed by Ransom
Courtesy of 474 Records and Music Supervisor Inc.
Opinión destacada
"National security and crack cocaine in the same sentence. Does that not sound strange to you?" Kill The Messenger dives into an intense and important, often forgotten, segment of history. That being said, as the title implies, the film ultimately centralizes around reporter Gary Webb (Jeremy Renner) and what happens to him when he comes across this shocking discovery. With strong performances by the cast and a clear focus by the director, the film comes out shaky in a few parts but overall provides a riveting and respectful look at this man's life.
Jeremy Renner is the star of this story, and he performs excellently. Renner fully commits into becoming Webb. Besides decently looking like the real Webb physically, he captures a wide range of emotions that the man would have faced - from being a cool reporter to a struggling and scared husband and father. Some characters do not impress as much in their performances, but Renner is able to carry the lead role well enough to support the film.
The cinematography and visuals fit the tone of the film very well. Stylized heavily with its colors and the other external footage it uses, the film gives off an aged and exciting feel, similar to other movies from past decades. What ties it all together though is its clear focus. Director Michael Cuesta has a clear goal of what he wants the film to be about - Gary Webb. While not all the scenes succeed in contributing to that, the majority of it is cohesive enough to let audiences understand the characters without losing the intensity and action of the larger picture - the cocaine smuggling.
With its commendable technical aspects and the important subject it deals with, Kill The Messenger is definitely a film worth seeing. Jeremy Renner and the director together bring a lot to the film, and while it's not entirely superb, it gives a good two hours of entertainment that means something, especially today. RATING: [8/10]
Jeremy Renner is the star of this story, and he performs excellently. Renner fully commits into becoming Webb. Besides decently looking like the real Webb physically, he captures a wide range of emotions that the man would have faced - from being a cool reporter to a struggling and scared husband and father. Some characters do not impress as much in their performances, but Renner is able to carry the lead role well enough to support the film.
The cinematography and visuals fit the tone of the film very well. Stylized heavily with its colors and the other external footage it uses, the film gives off an aged and exciting feel, similar to other movies from past decades. What ties it all together though is its clear focus. Director Michael Cuesta has a clear goal of what he wants the film to be about - Gary Webb. While not all the scenes succeed in contributing to that, the majority of it is cohesive enough to let audiences understand the characters without losing the intensity and action of the larger picture - the cocaine smuggling.
With its commendable technical aspects and the important subject it deals with, Kill The Messenger is definitely a film worth seeing. Jeremy Renner and the director together bring a lot to the film, and while it's not entirely superb, it gives a good two hours of entertainment that means something, especially today. RATING: [8/10]
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- Kill the Messenger
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Taquilla
- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 2,450,846
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 941,809
- 12 oct 2014
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 5,218,973
- Tiempo de ejecución1 hora 52 minutos
- Color
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 2.35 : 1
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