ralphslater Review of A Dark Truth

A Dark Truth (2012)

A self-satisfied film lacking cohesion and conviction

[2/10 · 23 March 2013]

This is a lack-lustre movie in which a courageous former CIA man turned talk show host takes on a giant corporation and a rogue army. The hero would do credit to a Marvel Comics character with guns that never run out of bullets and providing a body count of mind-numbing numbers. He aims to ensure that the truth is known about evil machinations of the villains but the truth is that the film is packed full of clichés...from the characters to the detailed plot. A climatic shoot-out in which an unexplained group of assassins suddenly appear in a fleet of vehicles is grafted on to the story without rhyme or reason. Nor is there any clear explanation as to why the original lone assassin decided to kill off his mystery rivals...