The moral and patriotic complexity of [Lurie's] subject lingers long after the end credits.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 5, 2023

Intelligently written. Potent performances. Superlative gripping story. A principled film that speaks soberly and passionately about standing up for one's principles; be it a soccer mom, CIA agent or reporter.

| Nov 13, 2019

Writer jailed protecting source; strong language, violence.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 27, 2019

... it's interesting to see the story from the viewpoint of a female journalist--one whose capabilities as a mother, a wife and a law-abiding citizen are constantly questioned...

| Original Score: A- | Sep 12, 2017

While it won't change the world it certainly deserves to be seen, especially as this is probably Beckinsale's strongest dramatic performance in several years.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 16, 2013

Its surprising focus on motherhood and its strong female protagonist give this story a human interest angle.

| Original Score: 56/100 | Jul 24, 2012

Proving she can switch the lights on (or at least be guided to them), Kate Beckinsale gives a career-best performance in Rod Lurie's star-studded, substantive rumination on First Amendment attacks and governmental accountability.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 19, 2010

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| Original Score: 6/10 | Jan 20, 2010

Should find favor with audiences eager for movies driven by characterization, ideas and the performances of actors whose screen presence offers as much justification for the existence of cinema as any camera trick, flashy montage or special effect.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 7, 2009

It's hard to put a finger on anything actually wrong with this earnest drama of politics, conscience, and democratic ideals... but it's equally difficult to embrace it enthusiastically, too.

| May 5, 2009

Alda's performance is a real stand-out, but all the actors are in fine form, to include Angela Basset, Noah Wyle and David Schwimmer.

| May 5, 2009

A finely-crafted film of people and ideas, of the sort more common before the movie mainstream became a sausage factory.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 1, 2009

Yes, it's inspired by the despicable Bush-Cheney real life CIA outing but Lurie makes it very much his own.

| Apr 28, 2009

Every once in a while, for reasons as random as a Hollywood executive's taste or an economic meltdown, a perfectly decent movie slips through the cracks, never receives a theatrical release and is relegated to the purgatory called straight-to-DVD.

| Apr 28, 2009

Most moviegoers know Kate Beckinsale as that gorgeous babe in the skin tight leather pants in Underworld, but you will find a solid leading actress who leads a talented cast in Nothing But The Truth.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 27, 2009

should bring a deserved burnishing to auteur Lurie's regard in the creative community

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 16, 2009

Writer-director Lurie makes dramas that whole-headedly engage ethical quandaries yet dodge easy judgments.

Full Review | Feb 6, 2009

In this engrossing political thriller, Kate Beckinsale's focused and sympathetic as the reporter who goes to jail to protect her source, and Vera Farmiga shines in the volatile supporting role of a government operative who loses her family because of her

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 1, 2009

Sporadically provocative and slightly contrived.

| Original Score: 5.9/10 | Jan 31, 2009

It's worth seeking out, standing as Lurie's best film work to date and a gentle reminder that Farmiga and Beckinsale are two talented, tough actresses in it for the long haul.

| Original Score: 71/100 | Jan 9, 2009