Film
Richard Jewell
- Director
- Clint Eastwood
- Certificate
- 15
- Running Time
- 131 mins
After American Sniper, The 15:17 to Paris and Sully, Clint Eastwood continues his flag-salutin’ celebrations of ordinary all-American spods who have hero status thrust upon them with the true story of the eponymous security guard (played by Paul Walter Hauser, best known for his scene-stealing performance as the fat boy conspiracy theorist in I, Tonya) whose quick thinking prevented massive loss of life in the 1996 Atlanta bombing.
Alas, after initially being hailed an unlikely hero, this portly Paul Blart-esque oddball swiftly became the FBI’s main suspect and was subjected to vilification in the media. Go here for our review.
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