THE GIST: After saving many lives at the 1996 Olympics by flagging a potential bomb, a security guard finds himself the target of the FBI investigation into the terrorist attack. Will he be able to clear his name?Richard Jewell is based on the true story of what happened to Mr. Jewell when an unscrupulous reporter and a desperate FBI agent took too many liberties with the truth and accused an innocent man, who was too easily made to look guilty.
Clint Eastwood expertly directs a fantastic Paul Walter Hauser in the title character; he's in good company with Sam Rockwell and Kathy Bates, along with Jon Hamm and Olivia Wilde.
THE BOTTOM LINE: Not living in the US at the time, I was totally unaware of this story, so I'm glad Mr. Eastwood decided to shine a light on it. Certain injustices, committed by law enforcement in the name of an expeditious result, should always be exposed and never forgotten. We're all better off watching movies like these.
Grade: 8
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