"Twenty-One", one of the most popular TV programs in 1950s America, is found to be fixed. Dramatization of the real-life quiz show scandal, adapted from Richard N. Goodwin's "Remembering America: A Voice From the Sixties" by Paul Attanasio, has no juicy scenes of nostalgia or melodrama. The movie has been so tastefully made by director Robert Redford, the dramatic center of the narrative barely comes to the surface. There's momentum here to keep the first hour interesting and engaging, but Redford allows the film's second-half to get bogged down in legalities when what we want is some behind-the-scenes fireworks. The cast of heavy-hitters (including John Turturro, Rob Morrow and Ralph Fiennes) and the cameo players are excellent, and the conception of the story is polished. Still, the most one can say about "Quiz Show" is that it's stylish to a fault. ** from ****
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