The investigation drama is a disappointing, sleepy metronome with made-for-TV diminutiveness.
Running time: 128 minutes. Rated R In theaters Nov. 18.
Zoe Kazan, left, and Carey Mulligan star as New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey in “She Said.”The fruitless film attempts to mine depth by illuminating Kantor and Twohey’s personal lives outside the Times. And it does a mediocre job of that. Both are mothers and are pushed to the limits at home by a hard-to-crack story with potentially massive repercussions.
The subjects’ traumatic recollections are all similar, revealing a pattern of behavior by the producer — inviting young women up to his hotel room, asking for a massage and then taking things aggressively further. Even though the speeches are repetitious, Jennifer Ehle as Laura Madden and Samantha Morton as Zelda Perkins are moving as their hardened exteriors break down.The British actresses pop against an unsightly film.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Harvey Weinstein Prosecutors Drop Four Charges In L.A. Rape Trial; Jennifer Siebel Newsom Testimony ContinuesProsecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles rape trial said Tuesday that they have decided not to move forward with four counts relating to Jane Doe 5. It means the producer now faces seve…
Read more »
Judge drops 4 of 11 sexual assault counts against Harvey Weinstein at Los Angeles trialThe move had appeared likely since prosecutors only mentioned four women Weinstein was charged with assaulting, leaving out the accuser identified in an indictment as Jane Doe 5.
Read more »
Jennifer Siebel Newsom cross-examined over Harvey Weinstein rape testimony, defense claims consensual sexJennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, was cross-examined on Tuesday over her testimony that Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2005.
Read more »
Gavin Newsom's Wife Asked to Fake Orgasm in Harvey Weinstein TrialCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom's wife testified at Harvey Weinstein's L.A. sexual assault trial Tuesday ... and was STUNNINGLY asked to recreate how she faked an orgasm with the disgraced film producer.
Read more »
Harvey Weinstein demanded actress join threesome after raping her, court hearsNorwegian actress Natassia Malthe claims Harvey Weinstein demanded she participate in a threesome with him two months after allegedly raping her.
Read more »
'She Said' Pays Tribute to the Reporters Who Brought Down a Monster -- and Started a MovementREVIEW: She Said' pays tribute to Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohy's investigative reporting that took down Harvey Weinstein — and started a movement — with a good old-fashioned Hollywood journo procedural.
Read more »