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Plot: New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.
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	7.5/10 Votes: 288
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“She Said proves that even a formulaic, overlong movie can still be incredibly compelling and emotionally impactful.

The haunting true story of Harvey Weinstein’s accounts of sexual abuse is approached with heartfelt care, dedication, and respect for the victims. Everything is elevated by absolutely brilliant performances from the cast, most notably Zoe Kazan. Even without significant innovations, Maria Schrader keeps the narrative interesting with the help of Nicholas Britell’s score.

It deserves to be seen by everyone.”

Rating: B-

Try as I did, I just couldn’t really engage with this rather long, procedural and sterile depiction of two journalist’s traumatic and courageous efforts that finally ended Harvey Weinstein’s unfettered abuse of many of the women who worked for and with him over the lengthy span of his Hollywood dominance. Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan are competent, but no more, as these lead reporters facing the seemingly impossible task of navigating a toxic environment of fear, shame and non-disclosure agreements in the hope that one of his victims will go on the record. When you know what ultimately happens with a true-life scenario, it makes the telling of the story that much harder because there is no sense of jeopardy. The thing with this for me, though, was that the writing and characterisations were all just too flat. It also frequently blurs the distinctions between fact (or “information” as it is often referred to here) with unsubstantiated gossip. Now, clearly the aim of these two ladies was to substantiate those rumours, but the film doesn’t really get to grips properly with that. One witness has been untraceable for many years (yet she is readily found by them living with her mother!); the others have remained tight lipped due to the NDAs but suddenly start to spill the beans. Why? What made them decide to finally bring this brute to book? The cold-calling nature of their approaches often appears cruel and ill-considered of the consequences (especially the scene with Andrew Cheung (Edward Astor Chin) obliviously mowing his lawn). None of the detail or personalities are really gone into here – the whole style is superficial and the lack of dramatisation of any of the incidents, or – indeed – of Weinstein himself, leaves us with a slightly disjointed, hollow, movie. It looks at the abhorrences of intimidation and oppression in the workplace then makes generic inferences that – and this applies to men, gay people, people of colour and not just women – rather underwhelmed me at the end. As a chronology of an investigative report it is fine. As a drama about real people facing real horrors it just lacks for depth and character.

A thrilling, if not innovative, journalism film
She Said premiered at the New York Film Festival on October 13, 2022, five years and eight days after the New York Times article featured in its climax (that of Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey exposing Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment) was published.

The release of such a film so soon after the real events may be puzzling or even triggering to some-is the film simply trying to “cash in” on current events? Or does the production of this film, utilizing real locations, real conversations, and even some of the real people to tell this story, add urgency to these events and to continued change in Hollywood?

Time will tell what the response of the general public will be. However, with Rebekah Lenkiewicz’s sharp screenplay that sticks close to the real events, the ensemble cast (led by Zoe Kazan as Kantor and Carey Mulligan as Twohey) realistically portraying the real figures, and Nicholas Britell’s musical score creating a staccato pulsing reminiscent of a ticking clock, She Said wastes no time communicating the chronology of the story as well as the increasing stakes.

(Arguably, Kantor and Twohey as characters are left slightly distant as a result, with few glimpses into their private lives, but there are enough of these moments to empathize with them.)

Ironic is it to admit, then, that She Said is perhaps not doing anything particularly new or innovative with its storytelling or production compared to other journalistic biopics, including All the President’s Men and especially the more recent Spotlight.

This is arguably the film’s greatest flaw-in addition, perhaps, to a slight diversion to melodrama in the third act, with end titles implying that the release of the New York Times article led to resolution that is not still going on today.

However, the film is nevertheless engaging, not to mention important, as it skillfully communicates a story that, years later, is unfortunately still necessary to learn and heal from.

how it went down
Greetings again from the darkness. Allow me to open with how I fully support the idea of telling (and re-telling) these stories and exposing those behind the many instances of intimidation and abuse that occurs in and around the workplace. Newspaper articles, magazine articles, TV shows, podcasts, books, and movies all find an audience and help educate and enlighten those who might become more attuned to the topic. So, even though most everyone knows the saga of movie mogul and chronic abuser Harvey Weinstein, there is a place for director Maria Schrader’s (I’M YOUR MAN, 2021) film … even as an imprisoned Weinstein continues to face additional charges in various states. Rebecca Lenkiewicz (IDA, 2013) adapted the screenplay from the 2019 book by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey; a book based on their New York Times investigation and series.

Carey Mulligan stars as Megan Twohey, and Zoe Kazan as Jodi Kantor. Twohey is the more veteran and hardline of the two, while Kantor is more sensitive and keyed into the feelings of the victims. We see Twohey working on a Trump story prior to the 2016 election, but Schrader’s film mostly revolves around these two hard-working and focused women researching the Weinstein story, while also making sure we understand the added pressures of being working and career-minded mothers of young children. Some scenes are even shot within the actual New York Times offices, and of course, we get the obligatory exterior building shots as well.

One of the biggest takeaways from this is the continuous challenges reporters face when trying to get sources to go on the record for a sensitive story. Added complexity here comes in the form of Non-Disclosure Agreements, settlements, and hush money. In fact, much of the screen time involves the reporters trying to talk to people who aren’t legally allowed to talk, and to verify just how many instances of “settlements” occurred involving Harvey Weinstein.

Supporting roles are covered by Patricia Clarkson as Rebecca Corbett, Andre Braugher as Dean Baquet, Jennifer Ehle as Laura Madden, Samantha Morton as Zelda Perkins (a terrific scene), and Ashley Judd, who plays herself – the one who kicked this into the headlines. We get the feeling the filmmakers hoped this would be a modern day ALL THE PRESIDENTS’ MEN (1976), though it has more in common with SPOTLIGHT (2015). Where this film struggles is that most of us know the story so there are no ‘aha’ moments, and the best parts are the interviews with those playing the victims … and there simply aren’t enough of those moments. Instead, we see a lot of reporters on the way to investigate, or preparing to report, or taking notes … but the real crux of the story eludes us and we are left wondering if this movie is strong enough given the real life impact of Twohey and Kantor. Kudos to Schrader for never showing Weinstein’s face, but instead focusing on the women.

Opens in theaters November 18, 2022.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 9 min (129 min)
Budget 32000000
Revenue 6748852
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Drama
Director Maria Schrader
Writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey
Actors Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson
Country United States
Awards 1 win
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Arri Alexa Mini, Cooke S4/i Lenses
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format Codex
Cinematographic Process ARRIRAW (3.4K) (source format), Digital Intermediate (master format)
Printed Film Format DCP Digital Cinema Package