SHATTERED GLASS

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Journalistic ethics are scrupulously explored in this crystal-clear dramatization of real-life “New Republic” feature writer Stephen Glass’s meteoric rise and rapid dissolution over falsified articles he wrote for the publication during the mid ‘90s as a staff writer.

Hayden Christensen is impeccable as Glass, an insecure writer desperate for adulation at any cost. Peter Sarsgaard gives a sensational performance as Glass’s pragmatic editor Chuck Lane.

Produced by Tom Cruise’s company Cruise/Wagner “Shattered Glass” is a perfect example of a truly great Hollywood film where story and character advance a recognizable theme.

Screenwriter Billy Ray makes an impressive directorial debut in this story based on a Vanity Fair article by Buzz Bissinger. 

Rated PG-13. 103 mins.