Summary: The film centers on Joe Paterno, who, after becoming the winningest coach in college football history, is embroiled in Penn State's Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challenging his legacy and forcing him to face questions of institutional failure regarding the victims.
Cast: Al Pacino as Joe Paterno, Riley Keough as Sara Ganim, Kathy Baker as Sue Paterno, Greg Grunberg as Scott Paterno, Annie Parisse as Mary Kay Paterno, Ben Cook as Aaron Fisher & Jim Johnson as Jerry Sandusky
So, I couldn't find a discussion thread for this film so here goes. I believe Al Pacino's performance in Paterno is one of his best performances in recent times. The soundtrack is brilliant and the plot moves along smoothly without any hitches. I'd rate the movie a solid 7/10. Spotlight, with a similar premise, was obviously a much better film but this one really does well to capture the atmosphere that surrounded the scandal. Looking at the film OBJECTIVELY, Barry Levinson does a fine job presenting the story centered on Paterno during the aftermath of the Sandusky sex abuse scandal without any major bias. Its to be expected that some who will see this film will simply condemn it or trash it based upon their own emotional or bias connection to the subject matter. I believe that this film does a great job portraying several aspects. One, just how disgusting and awful the actual child sex abuse scandal was and how it even affected the first victim who broke his silence. Then we have initial reporter who helped bring the story to life. Thirdly, the film effectively displays how it affected Paterno and his family in the aftermath. Lastly and most of all how Paterno himself handled the entire situation. If nothing else, this film provides a general condemnation of inaction and corruption with regards to the abuse and not taking quicker action on it.
Submitted April 10, 2018 at 11:24AM by lorduzair https://ift.tt/2qhGMdc