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She Said

Name: She Said
Released: 2022-11-17T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 7.2

"Will you go on the record?"

2022 • 129 min • ★ 7.2 (742) • Released

Drama History

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

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Original title: She Said
Language: EN
Country: US
Budget: $32,000,000
Revenue: $13,900,000

Reviews & Ratings 4

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

Apr 23, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 4.0

**By: Louisa Moore / www.ScreenZealots.com** Important subject matter doesn’t always translate to a good movie, and “She Said” is a botched attempt at retelling the true story of two New York Times reporters who took down the infamous Hollywood abuser, Harvey Weinstein. It’s something with which the industry is very familiar, and the years of sexual misconduct that the two women uncovered is horrifying. It was one of the most important articles to ever run in the newspaper, but this story would be better suited to the page and not the screen. The film follows writers Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) and Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) as they investigate the Miramax movie mogul, trying repeatedly to get big name actresses to go on the record to expose Weinstein’s gross abuse of power. Instead of offering new insight, director Maria Schrader uses the same old newsroom clichés to create a pedestrian investigative journalism film. It’s procedural, boring, and repetitive, with a series of scenes featuring the two leads making phone calls, writing or reading text messages, and sitting in editorial meetings. Of course, this is less than interesting because the story isn’t cinematic: it’s dull. The film touches on the more interesting aspects of working as a woman in Hollywood, as many of Weinstein’s victims refused to be named on the record because they were terrified they’d never work again. This did happen more often than not, and he either bought or forced their silence. Perhaps if screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz had decided to focus more on the personal dilemmas and fallout his victims faced rather than only briefly touch on them, this would have been a stronger and more powerful movie. Even worse, the film doesn’t feel timely. The decision to tell this story now seems dated and past its expiration date. Women will always remember the #MeToo movement and it will go down in history as one of the most important feminist campaigns of the 2000s, but many of us would rather forget about Weinstein while he rots away in jail. Here’s where my biggest problem with the film comes in: the story leaves a really bad taste in my mouth, especially when you stop to realize that many of Weinstein’s employees, friends, and peers either aided in covering up his crimes or even worse, willfully looked the other way. Harvey’s touchy nature and treatment of subordinates was the worst kept secret in Hollywood circles. He was as creep, and many who met him were uncomfortable being in his presence. It feels a bit disingenuous (or perhaps just a bit ironic) to make a movie about it, even if the story’s focus is on the two reporters. The better parts of the narrative inspire with the proof of the power of journalism to encourage change, and Kantor and Twohey absolutely played a huge part in giving women who were victimized the courage to come forward. Mulligan gives a strong performance, but it’s a shame she didn’t have an equally robust script to work with. Both of the leads feel wasted, especially when they are called on to do little more than rattle off facts and name-drop big actresses who came forward to expose the year of abusive behavior by Weinstein. None of this is a substitute for compelling drama, and “She Said” fades into the void of forgettable procedural journalism films.

Peter McGinn

Jan 2, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 9.0

I tend to like movies with less action and more introspection and more “talkative.” Still, since I had read the book on this and saw other reports, I wondered if this might all seem like old news when I watched it. But I found out to be enthralling. I engaged with the lead characters and appreciated the excellent work of the secondary characters. For example, a quiet but strong portrayal of the partner of one of the reporters who seemed to be a reporter in his own right but who was supportive of her efforts. I felt they didn’t go for the melodramatic approach here as they well might have. They merely hinted about moments like one of them wondering if a car occupant was watching her, and used just one threatening phone call when they probably actually had many of them. It kept the story cleaner and moving forward. She Said reminded me of All the Presidents Men, with the two investigative reporters being held to a standard of having sufficient sources to back up their reporting but where Woodward and Bernstein seemed mostly concerned with holding people accountable for their illegal actions, the journalists in she Said connected and formed a personal bond with the victims they located and encouraged to speak out.

CinemaSerf

Nov 26, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

Try as I did, I just couldn't really engage with this rather long, procedural and sterile depiction of two journalist's traumatic and courageous efforts that finally ended Harvey Weinstein's unfettered abuse of many of the women who worked for and with him over the lengthy span of his Hollywood dominance. Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan are competent, but no more, as these lead reporters facing the seemingly impossible task of navigating a toxic environment of fear, shame and non-disclosure agreements in the hope that one of his victims will go on the record. When you know what ultimately happens with a true-life scenario, it makes the telling of the story that much harder because there is no sense of jeopardy. The thing with this for me, though, was that the writing and characterisations were all just too flat. It also frequently blurs the distinctions between fact (or "information" as it is often referred to here) with unsubstantiated gossip. Now, clearly the aim of these two ladies was to substantiate those rumours, but the film doesn't really get to grips properly with that. One witness has been untraceable for many years (yet she is readily found by them living with her mother!); the others have remained tight lipped due to the NDAs but suddenly start to spill the beans. Why? What made them decide to finally bring this brute to book? The cold-calling nature of their approaches often appears cruel and ill-considered of the consequences (especially the scene with Andrew Cheung (Edward Astor Chin) obliviously mowing his lawn). None of the detail or personalities are really gone into here - the whole style is superficial and the lack of dramatisation of any of the incidents, or - indeed - of Weinstein himself, leaves us with a slightly disjointed, hollow, movie. It looks at the abhorrences of intimidation and oppression in the workplace then makes generic inferences that - and this applies to men, gay people, people of colour and not just women - rather underwhelmed me at the end. As a chronology of an investigative report it is fine. As a drama about real people facing real horrors it just lacks for depth and character.

Manuel São Bento

Oct 23, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/other-films-watched-lff-2022 "She Said proves that even a formulaic, overlong movie can still be incredibly compelling and emotionally impactful. The haunting true story of Harvey Weinstein's accounts of sexual abuse is approached with heartfelt care, dedication, and respect for the victims. Everything is elevated by absolutely brilliant performances from the cast, most notably Zoe Kazan. Even without significant innovations, Maria Schrader keeps the narrative interesting with the help of Nicholas Britell's score. It deserves to be seen by everyone." Rating: B-

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2010s abuse of power based on magazine, newspaper or article based on novel or book biography female journalist harvey weinstein hollywood journalism judiciary metoo new york times sexual assault sexual harassment sexual violence woman director

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Cast 53

Carey Mulligan

Megan Twohey

Zoe Kazan

Jodi Kantor

Patricia Clarkson

Rebecca Corbett

Andre Braugher

Dean Baquet

Lola Petticrew

Young Laura

Katherine Laheen

Irish Film Crew Woman

Emma Clare O'Connor

Rachel Crooks

Tom Pelphrey

Vadim Rutman

Dalya Knapp

Talia

Adam Shapiro

Ron Lieber

James Austin Johnson

Donald Trump (voice)

Katie Nisa

Nurse in Clinic

Frank Wood

Matt Purdy

Traci Wolfe

Journalist

Shirley Rumierk

Miramax Employee

Judith Godrèche

Judith Godrèche (voice)

Dipa Anitia

Ultrasound Tech

Keilly McQuail

Rose McGowan (voice)

Ashley Judd

Zabryna Guevara

Government Official

Harvey Friedman

Investigator (voice)

Anastasia Barzee

Lisa Bloom

Roxanna Hope Radja

Ex-Assistant in Queens

John Mazurek

John Schmidt

Hilary Greer

Mrs. Schmidt

Makia Martin

EEOC Woman (voice)

Leah Kreitz

Gwyneth Paltrow's Assistant

Marceline Hugot

Linda Fairstein

Alex Hurt

Man 1 at Bar

Katherine Kendall

Miramax Executive

Edward Astor Chin

Andrew Cheung

Jennifer Ehle

Laura Madden

Kathleen Mary Carthy

Laura's Doctor

Maren Heary

Nell

Elle Graham

Gracie

Wesley Holloway

Hywel

Justine Colan

Iris

Samantha Morton

Zelda Perkins

Molly Windsor

Young Zelda

Safia Oakley-Green

Club Dancer

Catherine LeFrere

Pamela Lubell (voice)

Anita Sabherwal

Receptionist

Peter Friedman

Lanny Davis

Zach Grenier

Irwin Reiter

Angela Yeoh

Rowena Chiu

Celia Au

Waitress in Hong Kong

Tina WongLu

Cashier in Hong Kong

Sean Cullen

Lance Maerov

Gregg Edelman

David McCraw

Brad Aldous

Charles Harder

Jason Babinsky

David Glasser

Mike Houston

Harvey Weinstein

Davram Stiefler

Rory Tolan

Crew 17

Teddy Blanks

Title Designer

Natasha Braier

Director of Photography

Carla Antonino

Makeup Department Head

Maria Schrader

Director

Hansjörg Weißbrich

Editor

Francine Maisler

Casting

Brad Pitt

Executive Producer

Lila Yacoub

Executive Producer

Megan Ellison

Executive Producer

Sue Naegle

Executive Producer

Dede Gardner

Producer

Jeremy Kleiner

Producer

David M. Night Maire

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Lila Yacoub

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Nicholas Britell

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Matt Akey

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Rebecca Lenkiewicz

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