Yet, somehow this, at times, «over the top» approach seems to work, especially when the film deals with the events surrounding the attack on Kerrigan and the unprecedented real
life media circus that ensued at the time.
Not exact matches
The ensuing
media circus, however, brings out the worst in people, many who come to the chief's defense, especially police deputy Jason Dixon (Sam Rockwell, «The Way Way Back»), an unabashed white racist who
lives with his overbearing mother (Sandy Martin, «It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia» TV series).
The story tells of a journalist selling his soul and an actual human
life for a good story, and in the process creating a nightmarish
media circus.
As they walk and talk into the Manhattan night, both flash back to defining
life moments, riff on fame, roots, and identity, and get dangerously close — all while he juggles the pressure of an impending
media circus marriage to his reality TV - star fiancée (Gabrielle Union).
From secret wounds to traumatic revelations, the
media circus surrounding the case puts Lebanon through a social explosion, forcing Toni and Yasser to reconsider their
lives and prejudices.