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Fair Game

Stars: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sonya Davison | Written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth | Directed by Doug Liman

About seven years late, Fair Game tells the story of the lead-up to the Iraq war. I say seven years late, because even though the Iraq war still continues, it isn’t at the forefront of people’s minds and so the emotion behind it doesn’t hit home as much. Besides the lateness, how is the film? Well, you’ll have to read a bit more, won’t you?

The trailer promised a story of a broken woman, betrayed by the CIA that she has worked for since leaving college, with her husband helping her to set the facts straight. The film, however, opts for more back story, and more of a lead-in to the story the trailer promises. It’s an hour before Naomi Watts’ Valerie Plame is outed...

Hitting movie theaters this weekend:

Hop – Russell Brand, James Marsden, Elizabeth Perkins

Insidious – Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins

Source Code – Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga

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Source Code

The Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga

The Plot: A soldier (Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an unknown commuter and is forced to live and relive a harrowing train bombing until he can determine who is responsible for it.

The Buzz: Source Code looks to be a Quantum Leap meets Groundhog Day sci-fi action romp. 35 seconds into the film’s trailer, I half expected Jake Gyllenhaal to utter, “oh boy.” He instead exclaims, “no, no, no, no,” as if to echo my thoughts exactly — I don’t want to see Gyllenhaal act the same “stop the terrorist on the train” scene, over and over and over again.

I have a strong feeling that this...

Title: Fair Game Directed by: Doug Liman (Jumper, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The O.C.) Starring: Naomi Watts (You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Funny Games, The International), Sonya Davison and Sean Penn (All the King’s Men, Milk) When scandals and corruption hit American politicans, the public feels it knows everything just by reading articles and watching news broadcasts. However, people often tend to forget there are numerous sides to every story, which is exactly the case with the new political drama ‘Fair Game,’ starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn. The two portray real life couple Valerie Plame, a former CIA Operations Officer whose identity was publicly revealed, and her husband Joseph C. [...]...