"Spotlight" (movie critique)

SPOTLIGHT
movie poster

Recently The Travelling Toe and the Friday Movie Mavens, saw the award winning movie "Spotlight'.   The film, based on actual facts, showcases the investigative journalist at the Boston Globe newspaper magazine,"Spotlight".  The reporters have been assigned the task of investigating a major cover-up concerning Catholic Priests. The focus of the investigation is the pattern of on-going child sexual abuse by Catholic Priests and the continuous cover-up by the Boston Archdiocese of these Priests actions .  The reporters discovered that Priests were often moved from parish to parish even after their pedophile abuse was reported.  Law suites were settled out of court, pay offs were made and public records were sealed.  Often the reporters hit brick walls even within the judicial system as the Boston Archdiocese wielded a lot of power through the city of Boston.  They even ensured that certain public records would be unavailable and sealed from being reviewed.  

The movie follows the 3 reporters and their editor as they try to uncover the lies, the pay-offs and obfuscation in order to get justice for the victims.  

The Boston Globe won the 2003 Public Service Pulitzer Prize for the series of stories that the team wrote on the abuse, the cover-up and the scandal.

We found the movie to be an interesting and riveting film concerning an uncomfortable subject.  All the actors did an excellent job trying to get around brick walls, talking to victims, and having to still live and work in Boston.  There are a few twists and turns along the way.  How does it end?  The Travelling Toe will not provide a spoiler alert.

Since this movie has no car chases, gun play, fight scenes, or sex scenes, not many will see it. But for those who do they will be rewarded with excellent acting and an engrossing plot line. Mark was awesome in his role and it was great to see Michael in such a meaty role too.  And Rachel as always was super.

CAST

Mark Ruffalo
Michael Rezendes

Michael Keaton
Walter "Robby" Robinson

Brian d'Arcy James
Matt Carroll

Rachel McAdams
Sacha Pfeiffer

The Travelling Toe gives this film 2 big toes up with a side order of Boston Baked Beans.

Boston Baked Beans

Disclaimer:  The Travelling Toe is not a professional critic and any opinions expressed are for entertainment purposes only.