Denial (2016)

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Denial is surprisingly ahead of its time, despite being released less than a year ago. The constant use of fallacies and claims of lies and deception by Irving bare to mind the tactics of a similarly hunched man in power right now. It's a film about the importance of objective truth and how that grounds itself in our lives everyday. I greatly appreciate what this film is about. Too bad how it is about is dull in every way. The cinematography and editing is generic, and the script is often heavy-handed in a way this material need not be. Weisz at points feels hammy, which is disappointing as the rest of this ensemble is pretty great. Spall, Wilkinson, and Scott all do excellent jobs, but the film ultimately is just average. Denial is a great story but a wholly average film thanks to uninspired direction and a dull script. C