Reality

HBO Films | Release Date (Streaming): May 29, 2023

7.7	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 35 Ratings

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JLuis_001Jun 4, 2023

Very well executed and finally Sydney Sweeney crosses the threshold that separates her from her physical beauty to show that she can actually act. And by that, I mean she finally got a role that doesn't exploit that.

Reality is quiteVery well executed and finally Sydney Sweeney crosses the threshold that separates her from her physical beauty to show that she can actually act. And by that, I mean she finally got a role that doesn't exploit that.

Reality is quite competent, although its structure, being based on a play, compresses it a bit. A minor issue, but it's there.

Now, the biggest problem is one that is fairly basic but completely elementary to its operation, and that is that unless you are American and, in this case, up on the news, you will be aware of who Reality Winner is and what she did, because otherwise the film makes no effort to explain what is going on and more importantly, the ramifications and consequences that come with it. The movie lost a whole point because of that.… Expand

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royalguy07May 31, 2023

Great acting and good buildup/tension., redacted stuff is handled well/creepily.

Girl, where is your lawyer?

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panther49May 30, 2023

Being political in nature, this will sure be a divisive movie to review. Let's just say I'm probably not the "target demographic" for the movie, but I still enjoyed it and thought it did a lot of things right. I liked the effects it used toBeing political in nature, this will sure be a divisive movie to review. Let's just say I'm probably not the "target demographic" for the movie, but I still enjoyed it and thought it did a lot of things right. I liked the effects it used to redact information, it used an actual real-life event instead of some strawman characters, and it showed the importance of knowing your rights when interacting with law-enforcement.

By the end, I didn't really find myself caring about the main character. She seems like a crappy person that was doing irresponsible things, which makes me question why this is such an important story to tell. It's definitely interesting to see a live event of this interaction, but the story behind it and, more importantly, the information shared just really isn't interesting. It does show how much one person can be fueled by the media and circumstantial events to do irrational hateful things against their own country, but it's not a movie I will be watching again.… Expand

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EludiumQ36Jun 11, 2023

"Reality" (2023, 80-min, Max) is a docudrama that depicts the events of Reality Winner's arrest by the FBI for leaking classified info to The Intercept. Its cinema verité style is fine but this film works better as an FBI training vehicle"Reality" (2023, 80-min, Max) is a docudrama that depicts the events of Reality Winner's arrest by the FBI for leaking classified info to The Intercept. Its cinema verité style is fine but this film works better as an FBI training vehicle since they're pretty much glorified in this treatment. Dialogue references to The Intercept were censored which was stupid and annoying. They clearly took advantage of the naiveté of this 25 yo, coming on all friendly like without making her aware of her right to remain silent - which she should've known, too. And what'd she get for her cooperation and openness? Jail time - no bail - till her trial which never happened because she pled guilty to a felony agreeing to a sentence of 5 yrs! Um, you'd almost have to think her attorneys were siding with the prosecution - that's a horrible outcome for a leak - based on her perspective of what was right for the American people - that had no impact on anything but her life. But all of this last part isn't even depicted in the film! You have to go to Wikipedia to find all that out. The film pretty much ends with her arrest, very unsatisfying.… Expand

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