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Good Night and Good Luck is based on the real life happenings of the journalist Edward R. Murrow and the Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy. George Clooney not only stars in the movie, but is also the director. It is filmed in black and white to capture the times of broadcast journalism in America during the 1950s.

Edward R. Murrow was a broadcast journalist for CBS that took on the Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy, seeking to reveal the truth of the anti-Communist witch hunt that the senator pursued. Murrow was put under extreme pressure by Senator McCarthy, but Murrow believed that integrity should prevail, regardless of the government or corporate consequences that he was threatened with.

The movie succeeds on several levels; The acting is first class by everyone, with David Strathairn playing the journalist Murrow exceptionally well. The black and white film captures the era that the movie was set in, without looking dull. While the snippets of real film from the 1950s makes it all so much more believable. Good Night and Good Luck (this was how Edward Murrow ended each broadcast) has established George Clooney as a competent director that is not afraid to take on challenging topics.


User Submitted Movie Reviews ..

• "Was OK"
  Submitted by "Pete" from USA
  As much as I'm a fan of George Clooney, I just wasn't really impressed with this movie. I almost feel guilty too, as most critics seem to give this film the thumbs up!
  George definately is not afraid to take on challenging films though, so he should be applauded for Good Night.
  
• "George Clooney gets better with age!"
  Submitted by "Jane" from Chicago
  Everything about this movie impressed me. George has really shown that he is not just a pretty face, but an amazing director, able to make complex issues interesting and entertaining. I thought I would be bored with the black and white film but I hardly even noticed it was black and white!. It was also very educational at the same time. Not being from that era, I didn't know much about what went on, so.. Bravo George!!.

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