The "Wrong Man", that Hitchcock Knew so Well is "Borrowed" from the Way Over-Rated Director Clint Eastwood this Time in a Career-Winding-Down Sea of Mediocrity and Downright Awful Movies, He Makes a Good One.
The Situation that "Security-Guard" Richard Jewell Found Himself was one of Instant "Hero" to Instant "Suspect" in a Heart-Beat and Eastwood Let's the Tremendous Cast of Sam Rockwell (Jewell's Attorney), Kathy Bates (Mother), Olivia Wilde (Reporter), and Jon Hamm (FBI), Loose Surrounding the "Immovable Object" (Jewell).
Immovable, almost Teflon, Determined and Comfortable in the Skin of "Law Enforcement" and is Virtually Resistant to the "Slings and Arrows" that the Army of Media, Law-Enforcement, and the Public Consistently and Relentlessly Fire in His Direction. He Never Wavers.
Paul Walter Hauser as Richard Jewell is the Center Piece, the Nucleus, the Stuff that Makes Him an "Underdog" and the Audience is on HIs Side from the Get-Go.
It's Only a Matter of just how Despicable the Forces Against the "Patsy" will Get Before the "Truth" is Discovered.
It's a Testament to the Talent, Screen-Presence, and Budding Star-Power that Hauser can Dominate the Film, Despite all that A-List Talent in the Surrounding. He Literally Never Let Go of the Spotlight on the "Lead" Character in a Film about Domestic Terrorism, Law-Enforcement, The Media, and Amplified Public Reaction.
Despite All the Ingredients...Paul Walter Hauser is "The Thing" Here.
Worth a Watch.
The Situation that "Security-Guard" Richard Jewell Found Himself was one of Instant "Hero" to Instant "Suspect" in a Heart-Beat and Eastwood Let's the Tremendous Cast of Sam Rockwell (Jewell's Attorney), Kathy Bates (Mother), Olivia Wilde (Reporter), and Jon Hamm (FBI), Loose Surrounding the "Immovable Object" (Jewell).
Immovable, almost Teflon, Determined and Comfortable in the Skin of "Law Enforcement" and is Virtually Resistant to the "Slings and Arrows" that the Army of Media, Law-Enforcement, and the Public Consistently and Relentlessly Fire in His Direction. He Never Wavers.
Paul Walter Hauser as Richard Jewell is the Center Piece, the Nucleus, the Stuff that Makes Him an "Underdog" and the Audience is on HIs Side from the Get-Go.
It's Only a Matter of just how Despicable the Forces Against the "Patsy" will Get Before the "Truth" is Discovered.
It's a Testament to the Talent, Screen-Presence, and Budding Star-Power that Hauser can Dominate the Film, Despite all that A-List Talent in the Surrounding. He Literally Never Let Go of the Spotlight on the "Lead" Character in a Film about Domestic Terrorism, Law-Enforcement, The Media, and Amplified Public Reaction.
Despite All the Ingredients...Paul Walter Hauser is "The Thing" Here.
Worth a Watch.