Shock and Awe

2019 • 90 minutes

About this movie

Based on a true story, SHOCK AND AWE follows two determined reporters, Jonathan Landay (Woody Harrelson) and Warren Stroebel (James Marsden), their boss, John Walcott (Rob Reiner), and war correspondent, Joe Galloway (Tommy Lee Jones), who lift the lid on abuse of power at its highest level and expose the truth about what led US into the longest and costliest war in American history. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush builds a case to invade Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power. While the rest of the Washington reporters take the President's words at face value, Landay and Stroebel dig deeper. In the tradition of ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, they chase down leads and utilize anonymous government sources to discover the President's rationale for going to war is based on lies and falsified intelligence. However, the reporters soon learn that exposing the truth and finding people who will listen are two separate things, especially when the drumbeat of war drowns out any dissent.

Ratings and reviews

So really torn by this movie. Not quite "All the President's Men" mainly due to its content. As it portrays a society once again more interested in the dollar as opposed to the truth. In fact in sickens me the war was declared, despite these truths being known , and darn so what of the consequences Weapons of mass distraction. Turns out the Russians beat the Americans in the Conventional race after MAD any way...

Good film, but a little bit slow. Story sounds great but can see why it doesn’t rate higher.

What a great movie. In time the truth always wins.