Why Mainstream Critics Are Panning Clint Eastwood's Latest Film, Richard Jewell

American Thinker ^ | 12/23/2019 | T.R. Clancy

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Because it shows how corrupt the FBI is.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"Why might he have chosen, at this perilous moment in our history, to make a movie that depicts not just the press but also the FBI as fundamentally corrupt and uninterested in the truth?"

Is this a trick question?

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Is this a trick question?

More importantly, how is that question related to critiquing the merits of the movie itself?

[RatRipper]

I have known one retired FBI Special Agent in my life. He was a complete POS and cost me a great deal of money and a once in a lifetime career opportunity. That happened about 25 years ago. He’s probably dead by now. I need to find his grave so I can go p1$$ on it.

[spacejunkie2001]

I saw it and thought it was awesome!

[Robert DeLong]

Excellent write up. Will watch the movie when it comes out on DVD, as I don’t do the big screens anymore. 8>)

[MrEdd]

The critics tried to sabotage the movie by not reviewing it at all.

After that failed and the movie generated buzz anyway, isn’t it a bit late to try to convince people that its actually a bad movie.

[AnthonySoprano]

Go see this Movie!

[Steve_Seattle]

" . . . the ugly stereotype that female journalists are drunken floozies who get their tips through sex."

Somehow I've never heard of that "ugly stereotype." I've been watching and listening to female journalists for decades and it never occurred to me that they get their tips through sex. I think this "ugly stereotype" is something they just made up for the sake of obtaining victim status, which is so cherished these days.

[Steve_Seattle]

The left has been criticizing the FBI and CIA for decades, sometimes with good reason, but suddenly the left treats them as sacrosanct, above criticism, even suggesting that any criticism of those agencies is unpatriotic or even treasonous.

[hecticskeptic]

>>>>I saw it and thought it was awesome!

I liked it a lot too and have been telling my friends and family that if they see one movie over Christmas, they need to make it this one.

Here’s a fairly good article about the movie that I can agree with and also gets to the question of why critics are panning the movie.... https://stream.org/want-to-understand-the-impeachment-dont-watch-the-hearings-watch-richard-jewell/

[gibsonguy]

Most Critics are whores when it comes to the “cause”. They will pan this without even seeing it because they know what it reveals about the FBI and MSM. Same will hold true when the awards start being discussed. There is 0 chance this will get any consideration for anything. It could be the finest film ever made but that will not matter at all.

[snarkytart]

We live in a time where critics give the Marvel/MCU garbage high scores all because of it’s politics, but a good movie with politics they don’t agree with they pan. We ALL KNOW the Jewell story, and who can disagree with how bad the press and FBI acted? Are they braindead! Nevermind.
They were sued after all. The left are truly anti science propagandists at this point.

[ImpBill]

Why? Because they don’t like him being a filthy rick conservative.

[Cuttnhorse]

Because it shows how corrupt the FBI is.

But, but, wait!
We are lectured every day that there are thousands of good, hard-working, honest agents who do everything by the book, and, and, it's just a couple of corrupt dudes and dudetts at the top who are the problem.

B.S. The entire organization should be dissolved and replaced.

[rktman]

And the media. Don’t forget the media. But we knew that. Saw the flick last week with free tickets. Snacks, not so free. We enjoyed it.

[Parmy]

Reminds be of Barbara Walters rise to fame.

[samtheman]

LOL!

[shalom aleichem]

I liked movie. Just saw it. Box office is terrible due to Drive Byes saying it is about Trump