Official Secrets is a blatant piece of propaganda that attempts to rewrite history and deify the liberal media and their “whistleblower” allies. But if you can get past the politics, it’s a pretty engaging drama. The film follows an antiwar British intelligence analysis who leaks a top secret memo in an attempt to prevent the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and is subsequently charged with treason after being caught. Starring Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, and Ralph Fiennes, the casts is quite impressive and delivers solid performances. And the writers do a good job at building suspense and tension. The dialog however, is rather poor and is preachy as all get-out with sanctimonious speeches about whistleblowing and the usual liberal antiwar rhetoric (“Blair lied,” “illegal war,” blah, blah, blah). Yet while it’s a far cry from an objective depiction of events, Official Secrets is a fairly solid legal drama.
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Official Secrets is a blatant piece of propaganda that attempts to rewrite history and deify the liberal media and their “whistleblower” allies. But if you can get past the politics, it’s a pretty engaging drama. The film follows an antiwar British intelligence analysis who leaks a top secret memo in an attempt to prevent the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and is subsequently charged with treason after being caught. Starring Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, and Ralph Fiennes, the casts is quite impressive and delivers solid performances. And the writers do a good job at building suspense and tension. The dialog however, is rather poor and is preachy as all get-out with sanctimonious speeches about whistleblowing and the usual liberal antiwar rhetoric (“Blair lied,” “illegal war,” blah, blah, blah). Yet while it’s a far cry from an objective depiction of events, Official Secrets is a fairly solid legal drama.