True Story

MPAA Rating: R for language and some disturbing material
Run Time: 100 Minutes
My Rating: 3/5
So tonight my wife and I saw Fox Searchlight Pictures' True Story starring Jonah Hill (22 Jump Street), James Franco (127 Hours), and Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything).  The film tells the true story of Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill), a journalist, who sees his career falling to pieces after his latest story was ridiculed for inaccuracies.  Just when he thought his career was over, he finds out that a person on the FBI's Most Wanted list, Christian Longo (James Franco), was captured after using Michael's name as an alias for the past several weeks.  Eventually the two meet and form an inseparable relationship as Christian prepares for trial.  During their sessions, Michael trades journalism tips for information on Christian's horrific acts of murdering his family.  As the two help each other in their respective aspects, it isn't until the end when Michael finally finds out the true story of what really happened.
So personally, I thought that this film was very interesting and quite intriguing.  Ever since I heard about this film when it premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival I have wanted to see it.  I am a huge fan of both Jonah Hill and James Franco and so when heard that they were doing a film together I was really excited.  Though they are both known for their comedies, I personally believe that they give their greatest performances in more serious roles.  Each has been nominated for Oscars for their dramatic performances and personally I feel like this one should be no different.  Both of these actors give incredible performances and the chemistry that have makes the film that much better.  Along with their excellent performances, the film also benefits from having an intriguing story of how being so fixated on someone can lead to an even more torturous existence than before.
Though I thought the film was great, there were still things about the film that annoyed me.  One of the big things was that the film moved at a very slow pace.  Thankfully, the film is under two hours so it wasn't completely terrible.  The other thing that bothered me in the film was every scene that didn't involve Jonah Hill and James Franco interacting.  The movie could have been a two hour long conversation between the two actors and I would have been intrigued.  Though there was one scene between James Franco and Felicity Jones that was excellent, the rest of the scenes that didn't involve Jonah Hill and James Franco felt forced.
Overall, this film was intriguing and very good.  I actually would recommend this film and watch this film again.  Though it wasn't as amazing as I thought it was going to be, it was still pretty great to see Jonah Hill and James Franco at their very best.  In conclusion, if you are a fan of either of these actors or a fan of True Crime, you will love this film and definitely should see it.

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