Review of Bombshell (2019) by Compi24 — 07 Jan 2020

Exponentially more troubling than it is as breezy or as cheeky as its promotional material may lead you to believe it is, "Bombshell" is a good, but not great film that suffers from the tragedy of existentiality, albeit slightly.

Being a movie that's based on such a well-publicized and recent event automatically amps up the chances of the narrative losing weight, lulling the audience into a trance-like state of, "oh, yeah I remember this" and "yep, here comes this part.

" And, though it may not be saying or revealing a whole of new information to the audience, it helps that the events are so unflinchingly depicted, creating this inescapably horrific, cloud of uncomfortability for the audience to soak up in the theater.

Some of the scenes border on just downright hard to watch -- in the right and most necessary way. The acting checks out, featuring a trio of committed performances, bolstered by convincing efforts from the hair and makeup department.

Again, nothing's fatally amiss, but I just can't help thinking that my prior knowledge of the subject matter hampered my overall experience.