McCarthy retraces the sex-abuse investigation in a tremendously gripping way with remarkable simplicity.
During the investigation, the Church wants to make people believe it is just a few bad apples.
The Church had been controlling everything and also managed to have legal documents removed from court.
For some lawsuits, the Church made settlements to keep the matter quiet.
The entire cast performs with introspective poise.
The greatest protagonist is the case.
Nevertheless, it haunted him for the rest of his life to be introduced to sex in this way.
One of the molested children, as an adult, explains how they had been robbed of their faith.
Spotlight, besides being incredibly inspirational to real-world progress, is a cinematic love letter to long-form journalism.
Rating:
5 out of 5
