Fair Game
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  • Starring: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn
  • Summary: A suspense-filled glimpse into the deark corridors of political power, Fair Game is a riveting action-thriller based on the autobiography of real-life undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame, whose career was destroyed and marriage strained to its limits when her covert identity was exposed by a politically motivated press leak. (Summit Entertainment)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    Nov 4, 2010
    91
    It's ultimately a tale of heroism in the face of fearsome, powerful opposition, but as stubborn pride masquerading as ideological purity proves Wilson's Achilles heel, the film's heroes reveal themselves as flawed to an almost fatal extent, and messily, fascinatingly human.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    Nov 4, 2010
    80
    Doug Liman's Fair Game is a model exercise in dramatizing recent political scandal, and easily the best fact-based Hollywood political thriller since "All the President's Men."
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    Nov 5, 2010
    80
    Though based on a true story with a well-known outcome, Doug Liman's Fair Game is as suspenseful as any fictional thriller -- and considerably more tragic.
  4. Empire
    Reviewed by: Kim Newman
    Mar 5, 2011
    60
    In the filmography of liberal-skewing, Bush-era true stories, this is a measured, persuasive item.

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 19
  3. Negative: 4 out of 19
  1. emkadv
    9
    Unless you still believe that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction (something even G. W. Bush admits turned out to be untrue), you should like this movie. It is a fascinating portrayal of the difficulties of fighting a bureaucracy when all you have on your side are the facts.… Expand
  2. asthobaskoro
    8
    Smart and with integrity, blend fact-based biopic, documentary (with some actual footage), drama and politic. Sean Penn and Naomi Watts are good pairing, it will thrill you out!… Expand
  3. TVJerry
    6
    You probably remember the story of exposed CIA agent Valerie Flame, but if you're like most of us, don't really know the details. This film sets up her career before the scandal, dissects how it happened and shows how it affected her marriage. This is a straightforward political drama that unfolds with lots of dialogue, strong performances (Naomi Watts, Sean Penn) and mild outrage at the political machinations. Director Doug Liman keeps the camera moving and the pace taut, but it's not really suspenseful or grippingâ… Expand
  4. elandfill1
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When the liberal Washington post says the film is inaccurate, that must count for something: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/03/AR2010120306298.html
    Remember this if nothing else, Richard Armitage at the State Department is the one that revealed Valerie Plame, not anyone from the white house.    … Expand

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