Broadcast News Reviews

Basically, this movie is really a 80's classic and, therefore, I was really eager to check it out. Back then, William Hurt was a really hot actor, starring every year in the movies with the highest profile and this movie was definitely one of those. Apparently, Holly Hunter replaced Debra Winger at the last moment and got this part which pretty much launched her career. Basically, this tale is pretty much a rather straighforward love triangle and the whole thing therefore does sometimes sound like a soap opera but it does take place in a fascinating environment, in a network news department, and you can feel that that they did their best to create something realistic here. On top of that, the trio of actors involved, William Hurt, Albert Brooks and Holly Hunter all gave some really solid performances. For James L. Brooks, following ‘Terms of Endearment ‘, it was another big critical success and it was eventually nominated for 7 Academy Awards (ok, it didn’t win anything eventually but still). To conclude, I thought it was a really solid feature, probably one of the best dealing with this subject, and I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.