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a kennedy

(32,073 posts) Tue Jun 15, 2021, 02:39 PM Jun 2021

Yikes.....am watching dvr'd copy of Fair Game......Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame story

Never saw this before, and wow…..forgot a lot about it. Anyone see it?? 79% on Rotten Tomatoes

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Yikes.....am watching dvr'd copy of Fair Game......Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame story (Original Post) a kennedy Jun 2021 OP

I've not seen it. I know Joe Wilson (IRL) died a few years ago... hlthe2b Jun 2021 #1

2010 LessAspin Jun 2021 #2

hlthe2b

(106,341 posts)

1. I've not seen it. I know Joe Wilson (IRL) died a few years ago...

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Tue Jun 15, 2021, 02:46 PM

Jun 2021

Such a shame as they had twins that were not yet grown as I recall. I always thought they were such a lovely couple and intriguing, given their backgrounds.

Yeah, I remember the entire episode, but would like to see the movie.

LessAspin

(1,407 posts)

2. 2010

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu Jun 17, 2021, 07:40 PM

Jun 2021

It's been over 10 years but it seemed like they did a good job of staying true to the story..

Doug Liman's Fair Game is a model exercise in dramatizing recent political scandal, and easily the best fact-based Hollywood political thriller since All the President's Men (1976)...

https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/fair-game-valerie-plame-movie-review/Content?oid=2661748

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