She Said

She Said (2022) was directed by Maria Schrader. It's a semi-documentary, based on the New York Times investigation of Harvey Weinstein by reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey.

(Zoe Kazan plays Kantor, and Carey Mulligan portrays Twohey.)

In a sense, this movie is like many others-intrepid reporters using their professional skills to bring down a truly terrible person. In this case, that person was Harvey Weinstein.

What we don't know-and what the movie shows us-was how difficult it was for Kantor and Twohey to get women to talk on the record.

"Everyone knew" that Weinstein was a sexual predator. However, his position in the film industry was such that he could crush anyone who refused his demands. (He also survived by offering settlements to his victims. These settlements included a non-disclosure clause.)

Even though we know the outcome, this film is still powerful.

Kazan and Mulligan are extraordinary actors, and they bring to life the struggle of getting women to talk on the record. It's worth watching the film to see if they can accomplish this seemingly impossible task.

She Said has a pretty good IMDb rating of 7.2. (Of interest is that women rated it 7.5, while men rated it 7.1.) I enjoyed this movie, and I thought that it was much better than that. I rated it 9.