I love a good drama based on a true story. I thought of this one because my Sunday NY Times newspaper was not delivered today. I hate when that happens! In any case, this is a great film as Hayden Christensen gives a stellar performance as Stephen Glass. The performance of Peter Sarsgaard as Charles Lane was singled out by several critics for praise as well.
The screenplay is based on a September 1998 Vanity Fair article by H. G. Bissinger. In it he chronicled the rapid rise of Stephen Glass's journalistic career at "The New Republic" during the mid-1990s and his steep fall when his widespread journalistic fraud was exposed. The film is based on real events and also captures the high-pressure world of national political journalism as well as being a character study of sociopaths.
The 'real' Stephen Glass saw the film and when reflecting about the experience, he said, "It was very painful for me. It was like being on a guided tour of the moments of my life I am most ashamed of".
Watched this today and LOVED it.
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