Aiming at one demographic and not considering that some audiences aren't familiar with the affairs can bring down sometimes bring down political thrillers. In 2008 Ron Howard brought us Frost/Nixon, which dealt with the interviews between former President Nixon and television host David Frost. It was a subject I knew very little about but the film managed to address that and still make it entertaining and interesting while actually involving the audience in it's subject matter. Fair Game does the same.
Taking place in the build up to the Iraq war Naomi Watts plays a CIA agent juggling her dangerous job with her home life. Her husband (Played by Sean Penn) publishes a paper scrutinizing the Bush administration of their involvement with Iraq and as a consequence his wife's name is leaked to the public. Despite knowing very little of the events leading up to the war in Iraq the film did a good job of familiarizing the audience with the motives behind doing so. Based on real events the film uses everyone's real name within each event that occurs and is not scared to show what it believes in and is trying to represent. Alongside this however we also have the conflict played between Watts and Penn as their beliefs of the American government differ. This story however isn't as strong as the message the film is showing of how governments can make mistakes and be corrupt so plays backbone to what could have made some interesting chemistry.
That being said the film is a strong piece and stands up for what it believes in, not shying away from any of the details. The fact that this all happened is astonishing and even people who know very little about the Iraq war will still gain and be entertained by the themes of corruption and family.
Taking place in the build up to the Iraq war Naomi Watts plays a CIA agent juggling her dangerous job with her home life. Her husband (Played by Sean Penn) publishes a paper scrutinizing the Bush administration of their involvement with Iraq and as a consequence his wife's name is leaked to the public. Despite knowing very little of the events leading up to the war in Iraq the film did a good job of familiarizing the audience with the motives behind doing so. Based on real events the film uses everyone's real name within each event that occurs and is not scared to show what it believes in and is trying to represent. Alongside this however we also have the conflict played between Watts and Penn as their beliefs of the American government differ. This story however isn't as strong as the message the film is showing of how governments can make mistakes and be corrupt so plays backbone to what could have made some interesting chemistry.
That being said the film is a strong piece and stands up for what it believes in, not shying away from any of the details. The fact that this all happened is astonishing and even people who know very little about the Iraq war will still gain and be entertained by the themes of corruption and family.