True Story
'True Story' A Dramatic Crime-Thriller English Movie. When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo - who has taken on Finkel's identity - his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse. New York Times journalist Michael Finkel 'Jonah Hill' loses his job when it's revealed that he was not entirely truthful in a cover story he wrote on contemporary slave trading in Africa. His world collapses even further when he learns he's a victim of identity theft; a man named Christian Longo 'James Franco' assumed Finkel's name and stood accused of murdering his own family. Seeing a way to rebuild his shattered reputation, Finkel meets with Longo to hear his story.
Initial release: January 23, 2015 Park City
Director: Rupert Goold
Running time: 1h 40m
Story by: Michael Finkel
Screenplay: Rupert Goold, Dave Kajganich
Storyline of the Movie:
Jonah Hill plays Michael Finkel, a recently terminated New York Times
journalist who's struggling for work after a story gone wrong. One day,
he receives a phone call from a man regarding an FBI Most Wanted
individual named Christian Longo, who's been captured and claimed to be
living as Finkel. Longo and Finkel meet and form a potentially marriage
shattering bond while Longo is in prison awaiting his trial. Finkel
exchanges journalism tips for the real events behind Longo's alleged
heinous acts of murdering his family. Through the twists and turns in
the movie, only at the end will Finkel uncover the True Story.
User Reviews of the Movie:
A dramatic crime-thriller, starring Jonah Hill and James Franco! It definitely takes a little while to get used to. The story revolves around a reporter investigating a man accused of murdering his wife and children, in Oregon, for a book he's writing. It's based on the memoir of Michael Finkel, the reporter that Hill plays in the film; while Franco plays the accused killer. The movie was directed by Rupert Goold and scripted by David Kajganich and Goold. It's a bit of a mess, but it's still worth watching and interesting enough in some ways.
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