Fresh
Does a superb job in presenting four of the five journalistic 'Ws' of its story: the who, what, where and when. It fails, however, on the essential 'why' of the tale.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Shattered Glass
He'd do anything to get a great story.
2003 · 1h 34m · PG-13
Drama, History
Directed by
Billy Ray
Overview
The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at The New Republic for three years. Looking for a short cut to fame, Glass concocted sources, quotes and even entire stories, but his deception did not go unnoticed forever, and eventually, his world came crumbling down.
Director and cast
- Billy Ray Director
- Hayden Christensen as Stephen Glass
- Peter Sarsgaard as Charles 'Chuck' Lane
- Chloë Sevigny as Caitlin Avey
- Rosario Dawson as Andy Fox
- Melanie Lynskey as Amy Brand
- Hank Azaria as Michael Kelly
- Steve Zahn as Adam Penenberg
- Mark Blum as Lewis Estridge
- Simone-Elise Girard as Catarina Bannier
- Chad Donella as David Bach
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Rotten
What are we to learn from this? Not the broad lesson that every line of work has its share of charlatans: The script is way too pious to swallow such a generic pill. And not anything important about Glass, since there's no real character examination.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
A sober, wry and often riveting account of an infamous moment in journalism.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
As directed by Billy Ray, the film has an exceptionally tight focus and a fascinating story to tell.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
Reminds you how our culture's emphasis on success and stardom in any field -- and the betrayal of ethics to attain them -- has a cumulative, corrosive effect on society, no matter how small the stage may be.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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