Sean Penn and Naomi Watts star in Fair Game.
Mark Harrison has been checking out the Blu-ray…
The facts are these.
This was contrary to his findings in Niger.
The leak of Plames identity, however, jeopardised several critical overseas operations in which she was involved.
Since this scandal unfolded, two memoirs have been based on the situation.
ButFair Gametreads a line between biopic and political thriller without ever planting its feet in either territory.
And I wouldnt call it a political thriller either, on the grounds of it not being particularly thrilling.
If I had to pick just one classification for this one, it would be docudrama.
For one thing, I found the casting of Sean Penn as Wilson to be quite problematic.
over and over again.
Hes impassioned, certainly, but his being there distracted from the meat of the story, for me.
And somewhere out of sight, Dick Cheney is apparently orchestrating the whole thing like the emperor fromStar Wars.
Fair Gameis not uninteresting, and nor is it poorly made.
The Disc
On Blu-ray,Fair Gamegets an absolutely stunning transfer.
It only cements the notion that a documentary with their insights would have been more apt.
Film:
it’s possible for you to rent or buyFair GameatBlockbuster.co.uk.
Rating:
2 out of 5
