Michael Finkel (Hill) is a young talented and promising young writer for the New York Times who appeared to be on the fast track for the Pulitzer Prize. That was up until he fabricated a big story that put the newspaper in a compromising situation and also cost him his job. While unemployed and seeking work he gets a call notifying him that an accused family mass murderer Christian Lingo (Franco) was impersonating him when he was imprisoned. Wanting to meet the imposter inmate, Finkel visits him and is then handed the story of his career when Lingo tells him that he will grant him and only him the exclusive events to what happened the night his family was murdered.
Reel Talk:
True story..."TRUE STORY" was boring! I really was expecting a lot more out of this movie since it was the normally funny Jonah Hill's first dramatic role starring opposite the versatile actor James Franco, but they both should have just made a comedy and called it a day because although this was based on actual true events it was a snoozer. It was just flat throughout the entire movie, yes from beginning to the end. Save your money on this one and you will save yourself the disappointment.
Starring: James Franco, Felicity Jones, Jonah Hill and Ethan Suplee
Directed by: Rupert Goold
Rated: R
I give it 1 corn dog.
By: The Reel Hustler
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