Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike) is fearless, going through war zones that few would dare willingly trod but, deep down, she is deeply troubled, sucking back cigarette after cigarette and too many whiskey martinis. Still, she tells stories that need to be told, grim and devastating as they may be.
She has seen so much that even she suffers from PTSD, which is likely why she drinks so much to quiet the voices and images she has seen.
The film, as a whole, is decent, though it covers too much ground in too little time. They should have spent the whole film focusing on her time in Homs, Syria openly daring to question Gaffadi as to how he is treating his civilians and showing the world that civilians are being bombed and starved.
My main problem with the film is that random party scene in the middle of the film where she meets her lover, Tony (the pitifully underused Stanley Tucci) which is a nice break from the war-torn countries which fill up the film but it just seemed odd and useless to the main plot.
Still, Pike is a true force to be reckoned with though she is arguably too young for the role and she has nice support from photojournalist Paul Conroy (Jamie Dornan) and her boss, Sean (Tom Hollander) whom she fights with tooth and nail about how her stories make a difference. And this film does almost get you back to Homs and how dangerous and heart-wrenching it was and for that alone, the film is worth watching. Grade: B+
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