by Diana Vaccarelli
*If you haven’t viewed this film yet be warned this review may contain spoilers!*
As another step in our march through the Awards Season, I went and saw Snowden. This film follows a story some of us are quite familiar with: NSA analyst Edward Snowden and how he leaked the NSA’s illegal surveillance techniques.
THE GOOD:
- The performance of Joseph Gordon Levitt as Edward Snowden is Oscar worthy as he not only got the voice and speaking rhythm right but physically changed into this man. 3rd Rock from the Sun is long gone from him now. Way to go, JGL!
- The writing of this film by Oliver Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald is a thing of beauty. Stone and Fitzgerald bring this controversial news story to life. Watching this film made me think long and hard about the reach our government’s eyes and ears have and how all of us need to fight for our privacy.
THE BAD: