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May 25, 2018andreajesse rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I was disappointed by the movie. If it were only trying to be about some 1970s radicals that are found out today and how their discovering makes them have to reconsider the decisions they made back then, it would be OK. However, it is clearly about the Weather Underground who were a group of violent radicals who wanted to "bring the war home" in response to their disdain for the Vietnam War. Following their activity that included bombings of buildings and associated casualties, the group dispersed and went into hiding. In history, it is a compelling story and well documented in the documentary "The Weather Underground" (2002). This movie, on the other hand, is light on information and instead tries and fails to create real drama by following around an all-star cast playing the former radicals. A beat reporter is onto them. He finds each of them and interviews them. Each of them spills beans and then says, "This is off the record." Are you kidding me!? Robert Redford (who also directs the movie) plays one of the former radicals on the run. Ironically, back in the 1970s, Redford played in one of the best movies about reporters uncovering a story when he played bob Woodward in "All the President's Men" (1976). None of the insight from that experience was brought to this movie. It is good to see older actors like Redford, Susan Sarandon, and Julie Christie on screen, but someone has to get them some better material. And that's on the record.