KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Rexanne It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Dan1863Sickles SHATTERED GLASS is a below average thriller, slow moving and predictable with few likable characters and a thoroughly predictable ending. Yet I think you should see it. Because what it gives you is an almost laughably transparent look at how the media elite portray themselves as a sacred brotherhood tested by fire (like the gladiators in SPARTACUS) instead of the spoiled, privileged, ninnies they really are. This Glass guy makes up a few news stories, and when his bosses catch on they run him out of town on a rail. Fine, fair enough. But for heaven's sake, don't act like it doesn't happen all the time! All the big main stream media outlets lie, if not with outright facts then with a smug, self-serving prejudicial slant. They don't call it "fake news" for nothing!I vividly remember serving as a Marine sergeant during Operation Desert Storm, and reading an Op Ed piece from New York Times columnist Anna Quindlen stating that military people like me were "not smart, not rich, not directed enough for college." This hurt a lot, not least because I had just graduated from Columbia College, an Ivy League School! But who needs fact checking when you've got money and privilege? The lies in the editorials suggest there's a lot of truth shading in the articles too. Everyone who writes for classy outlets like the Times and the New Republic goes to the same kind of schools, eats the same kind of food, wears the same kind of clothes, and thinks the same kinds of thoughts. They're all heavily invested in the "myth" of impartial journalism, precisely because it empowers them to go on lying about who they are, where they come from, and how much contempt they have for ordinary Americans. So as you watch this movie, ask yourself what the agenda really is. Some dumb kid gets caught doing what everybody does, and the movie treats him like he's the second coming of Jeffrey Dahmer. Meanwhile, check out a classic baseball movie like EIGHT MEN OUT, about the guys who threw the World Series in 1919. It's the same concept -- professional ethics in peril -- but hey, those guys are just dumb jocks. And we all know blue collar losers aren't REALLY grown ups.

bombersflyup While I found Shattered Glass aggravating, it was incredibly engrossing and I loved it.The reason I found it aggravating is that Stephen Glass is quite an annoying individual and I can't really accept that someone didn't call BS every time he spoke. Being based on true events, the stories told in the film must have been vastly over the top compared to anything that really happened for any of it to work. Peter Sarsgaard and Steve Zahn were terrific and Christensen must have done a great job playing the role, because I hated the character and wanted to witness his demise. Chloe Sevigny on the hand is horrible here and in every film she has ever been in! Then there is Chad Donella who commanded the screen in the great episode "Hungry" from the X-Files, playing another minor role in a film instead of being the star.

SnoopyStyle Stephen Glass (Hayden Christensen) is a young ace reporter for The New Republic. The magazine is heralded as the inflight magazine of Air Force One. Glass is personable and his stories are fabulously enticing. He expertly weaves his fables with panache. Chuck Lane (Peter Sarsgaard) is originally a reporter, but then gets elevated to editor. Chuck is the exact opposite of Glass. He is reserved, and stickler for the work. As a reporter, he struggles to keep up with Glass's flashier stories. As an editor, nobody trusts him. When Glass's article on computer hackers is questioned by an online publication, things spin out of control.The true story is shocking. And the movie portrays it with realism. This is probably Hayden's greatest performance. He has the boyish charm that makes all those lies believable. But he also has a twitchy quality about him. It's also believable that he made up all those lies. This is infinitely better than the Star Wars debacle. Peter Sarsgaard has that quiet intensity that is perfect for his role.The only thing I didn't like was the older lady at the end when she says that if only they had pictures.... That's not necessarily any solution. Pictures can be doctored just as easily. And pictures can distract any fact checkers. I don't know if somebody actually said that in real life. But it's one line that I'd rather cut out.I think it's too bad that Hayden Christensen will always have the Star Wars movies hanging over him. It overshadows some good work in this movie. He needs to find these types of roles that can challenge his acting skills.

mcg_car Shattered Glass is not one of the best movies, but is a great movie for the people that like read the magazine The New Republic. The history line goes up at the beginning, then stay there, in the investigation of the article "Hack Heaven" and I had the same question all over the movie "how fake was the article?". The best part is the end.It is a movie directed by Billy Ray where we can find good actors such as Hayden Christenses (Stephen Glass), Chloe Sevigny (Caitlin Avey), Steve Zahn (Adam Penenberg) and Peter Sarsgaard (Chuck).The movie is about the true history of Stephen Glass, a young writer from the magazine The New Republic that manipulates the system of writing on the magazines world. He wrote the article "Hackers Heaven" that was really fake and the magazine Forbes find out that was false and then they began investigating it. Almost all the movie is about that but with a great end.The acting is really good, in special Hayden Christenses made a pretty cool invitation of Stephen Glass, you can see it in the interview (included in the DVD) with the original Stephen Glass.