The story is about a young reporter named Stephen Glass. He's kind to everyone, hard working, funny, and has a way with telling story's. Until he writes 1 feature that is discovered by a rival of the New Republic magazine that Glass works for to not be entirely accurate, and it's up to the new head of the New Republic, Chuck Lane, to question if Stephen's stories are fact or fiction.
The movie is filled with familiar faces, not A list familiar faces, but still some people who you may have seen elsewhere. Steve Zahn from "You've Got Mail", and other things, does a good job as the man who discovers Stephen's piece. Melanie Lynskey from "Ever After", and other things, is funny here in a small role. Hank Azaria from "Simpsons" fame is good here as Stephen's old editor, who Stephen confides in most. Chloe Sevigny is good as the 1 person that truly is behind Stephen, up to the end. Peter Sarsgaard, who before this didn't have huge roles in movies, is great here as someone that feels sorry for Stephen at first, but then explodes as he realizes just what Stephen is. This movie made Peter a name in Hollywood, and he's went on to bigger things since.
Now we come to Hayden Christensen. This is another movie that shows he is a wonderful actor. He doesn't play a cliché character here, in this movie he plays a real person, and does a wonderful job doing so. He doesn't show of his smile or his chest in this one, here he plays a likable nerd who just wants to give people what they want in a story. The chemistry between Christensen and Sarsgaard is amazing. Not only does Hayden show how good he is at playing it straight, but it also shows briefly that he is good at Comedy too. In any case, this was his first starring role, and he proved he good carry it along with a great cast. Not a big budget movie, not a movie to change the world, but a good movie to just sit back and relax too when your in the mood to watch a movie.
The movie is filled with familiar faces, not A list familiar faces, but still some people who you may have seen elsewhere. Steve Zahn from "You've Got Mail", and other things, does a good job as the man who discovers Stephen's piece. Melanie Lynskey from "Ever After", and other things, is funny here in a small role. Hank Azaria from "Simpsons" fame is good here as Stephen's old editor, who Stephen confides in most. Chloe Sevigny is good as the 1 person that truly is behind Stephen, up to the end. Peter Sarsgaard, who before this didn't have huge roles in movies, is great here as someone that feels sorry for Stephen at first, but then explodes as he realizes just what Stephen is. This movie made Peter a name in Hollywood, and he's went on to bigger things since.
Now we come to Hayden Christensen. This is another movie that shows he is a wonderful actor. He doesn't play a cliché character here, in this movie he plays a real person, and does a wonderful job doing so. He doesn't show of his smile or his chest in this one, here he plays a likable nerd who just wants to give people what they want in a story. The chemistry between Christensen and Sarsgaard is amazing. Not only does Hayden show how good he is at playing it straight, but it also shows briefly that he is good at Comedy too. In any case, this was his first starring role, and he proved he good carry it along with a great cast. Not a big budget movie, not a movie to change the world, but a good movie to just sit back and relax too when your in the mood to watch a movie.