Tockinit not horrible nor great

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Melanie Bouvet The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

PATRICK DAN (PratikDhan) The start was awesome , there was the suspense going through till the halfway then suddenly the ending was all clearly visible to the viewers and yes it is based on a true story but who cares unless it's not an awe inspiring one, to be honest....P.S: It's watchable

Petru Tiglar The movie blew straight past my expectations of a Jonah Hill and James Franco film. It was great to see the two playing such serious roles and the two of them really did a fantastic job. I loved the movie, very deep & emotional. The story was strong and the directing was A+. I'd love to see more films like this from the two, they are remarkable characters. Great Job!

ejonconrad By the time I got around to seeing this, I forgot it was actually a true story, so my first reaction was "This is a pretty lame script".Given that it is based on a true story, I guess I can't fault it for not having any tidy plot twists or genuine payoff, because life isn't always like that. I'm the first on to complain when a movie add large fictional elements for the sake of a more exiting story (Joy, Sully, The Revenant, etc). Still, a completely faithful story doesn't always work as a movie. Basically, you have the odd detail of the accused killer using Finkel's name, but that comes out pretty early, and after that there are no surprises. Things just plod along inexorably toward a pretty obvious conclusion. The spoiler is that there are no spoilers.Not a terrible movie, but certainly not a great one.

jtindahouse I recently reviewed 'Deliver Us From Evil' and was disgusted to find they'd used the tagline "based on a true story" when the story was in no way based on truth. I commented that films are desperate to be able to attach that tagline to their film because it is often considered a sign of quality right off the bat. 'True Story' takes it to the next level by actually calling the film itself this. It is indeed based on a true story and a very interesting one at that. Often the problem with true stories is that they struggle to have any element of mystery to them because the story is told so faithfully. As much as people will often say the truth is stranger than fiction, it rarely is the case.What we have here though is a story that, for any one who is not familiar with it, could easily come across as a mystery/thriller straight from the mind of a Hollywood writer. It reminded me a lot of 'Primal Fear' where you're never entirely sure just how genuine each character is in anything they say. Jonah Hill and James Franco were truly terrific in the lead roles. They're certainly more known for their comedic roles but whenever they step into a serious role, Hill in particular, they do stellar work. It's not always perfect, but for the most part it comes across as a very fine film. The ending could be considered a bit of a let down by some. One more twist in the plot was all that stopped it from really blowing audiences away, but alas that's not how the story happened and so that's not what we get - again an unfortunate thing we have to accept when dealing with true stories. Altogether though a surprisingly enjoyable film that I hope people take the time to see.