I'm sorry but the guy that was the crappiest Batman in history shouldn't be directing films this good. George Clooney has outdone himself with Good Night and Good Luck. The film is the story of Edward R. Murrow (David Stathairn) and his staff going on the offensive against Sen. Eugene McCarthy's communist witch hunt.This film is Strathairn's film. As Murrow he is absolutely brilliant, puffing away at camels while trying to be above the mindless bickering and the decline of news and information to the likes of the $64,000 Pyramid. Murrow is the Babe Ruth of TV newsmen and Stathairn's performance captures that on screen. Clooney joins the fun as Murrow's producer Fred Friendly giving us a fine performance.
After watching this film I wonder what Murrow would think of todays television with its partisan tickers scrolling on screen and women impregnating themselves to get on Dr. Phil. Yep, probably a good thing he's dead.
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