Rent Good Night and Good Luck (2005)

A highly intelligent piece of film making - Good Night and Good Luck review by CP Customer

First of all, feast your eyes on the black and white - think superb portrait, not grainy old films. The atmosphere of the period is beautifully portrayed and there isn't a poor performance in the film. Yes, it's still highly relevant and should, perhaps, be compulsory viewing for politicians on both sides of the Atlantic. If you aren't sure what the Mcarthey era was about, watch this - a gripping film on all levels.

Still important today - Good Night and Good Luck review by CP Customer

The movie tells the story of Ed Murrow of CBS during the mid-50's when McCarthy hunted "communists". It may not be completely historically correct, but in a time when we are in a "War against terrorism" and religious fundamentalists are trying to intimidate journalists, it is worth to repeat that journalists should be independent of money/politics/ideologies in order to investigate politicians who want to "protect" us from evil or minorities who think they should not be subject to criticism/investigative journalism. Seems to capture the time good with a chain-smoking Murrow!

Brilliant! - Good Night and Good Luck review by CP Customer

Directed by George Clooney and filmed entirely in black and white this tells the story of Ed Murrow (brilliantly played by David Strathain)and the end of McCarthyism in the 50's.

It's a very interesting story indeed and if you've ever wondered what happened to Senator McCarthy and how his communist witch hunts came to an end this is a must see film.

Three stars really doesn't do this film justice and personlly I throughly enjoyed every minute of this. I would even go so far as to say it's the best movie I've seen in a long while. Brilliant.