Nothing But the Truth

2008

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

52
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 73% · 61 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 73% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 41385 41.4K

prison journalist cia central intelligence agency (cia) assassination attempt integrity

Plot summary

When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Director

Rod Lurie Photo
Rod Lurie

Top cast

Courtney B. Vance Photo
Courtney B. Vance as Agent O'Hara
Kate Beckinsale Photo
Kate Beckinsale as Rachel Armstrong
Rod Lurie Photo
Rod Lurie as Larry
Vera Farmiga Photo
Vera Farmiga as Erica Van Doren
1080p.BluRay
1.64 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 48 min
Seeds 13

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jville2 6 / 10

Solid Movie That Could Have Been Very Good...

until the ending, which exposes this film as another piece of Hollywood propaganda. We have seen these types of films countless times, but this one is done extremely well. All of the actors deliver top-notch performances, and the script is good. The movie, while slowly paced, is still entertaining and works on many levels --as a mystery and as political commentary. So why am I giving this film only a 6/10? Well,--- SPOILER ----The ending completely ruins this film and makes Beckinsale's character a martyr. Why would a reporter so fiercely protect her "source" when the government would not be able (and would not want to) prosecute a child? It makes no sense for Beckinsale to go to the lengths that she does - ruining her family and Farmiga's - to shield a child who, when exposed, would never be made public or legally held liable anyway! --- END of SPOILER ---If not for the ridiculous reasoning behind Beckinsale's reluctance to divulge her "source," this could have been a very good, if not great, movie. However, because her character is an imbecile, I cannot deem this film as much more than political propaganda based on a horribly flawed (almost humorously bad) premise.
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 7 / 10

Ripped from the headlines writing

After a Presidential assassination attempt, he orders an attack against Venezuela. Columnist Rachel Armstrong (Kate Beckinsale) writes that the President ignored CIA operative Erica Van Doren (Vera Farmiga) when ordering the attack. The media descends on Erica and her life is turned upside down. The government moves to force Rachel to name her secret source. She refuses and is jailed for contempt.Of course, it's a ripped-from-the-headlines kind of story. They make sure to say that this is fictional. Writer/director Rod Lurie does a reasonable job but this has a bit too much TV movie feel. Maybe he should have not copied so much from the headlines. There are big enough actors involved but it needs big cinematic flourishes. I won't give any spoilers, but I do love the big reveal at the end.
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