The Fifth Estate

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  • 2013


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Positive Reviews 81
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Average Rating 2.8/5
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2.5
It is a tried and true tale of rise and fallof a self made political and cultural phenomenon whose ambitions are tidily explained away through pop psy .. Rogerebert
2.0
Rather than simplify what is already a complex tale with crucial issues at its core, the film will probably turn off audiences with side stories desig .. Common Sense Media
3.0
The movie sometimes works fine on that level by providing a meaty debate on the boundaries of free speech, but the lackluster treatment of Assanges pe .. Indie Wire
2.5
Both the kindest and most damning thing you can say about The Fifth Estate is that it primarily hobbles itself by trying to cram in more context needy .. Variety
3.0
Creativity of vision can often compensate for shallow material, but the film its attempts to dramatize history are all pretty by the numbers. We Got This Covered
3.0
Bill Condons frenetic, pacy movie feels like a character assessment in progress as it dashes through the rise of WikiLeaks and Assanges ballooning sel .. Time Out
3.0
In the end were left with an enjoyable but rather empty ride; easy on the eye, kinetic in construction, but undone by indecision about its still unfol .. The Guardian
3.0
Is he WoodwardnBernstein or Deep Throat.Might he even be Tricky Dicky himself The Guardian
3.0
Not that the film is really that interested either.At heart, The Fifth Estate is a good, old fashioned bromance Assange even gets to meet the parents .. The Guardian
1.9
In actuality, such is merely what this manic movie thinks it needs, so it can lazily apply a weirdo motive to the actions of its complex, quasi antago ..
2.5
At its best, the film works as a serious showcase for its capable star, the British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who delivers an eerily on point portra ..
1.5
In truth, the performance isnt that far removed from his portrayal of Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness: Both men exhibit an unnervingly inhuman calm th .. Screen Daily
3.0
The film sides with Berg, whose brand of idealism is less concerned with dramatic, attention getting gestures than with producing a righteous result. The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
There are many things going for this film, notably its narrative and cinematic verve.
2.0
The Fifth Estate tries to have it both ways, to harness the righteous, transgressive thrill of the WikiLeaks project and also to wag a cautionary fing .. The New York Times
3.0
The Fifth Estate becomes too caught up in its fast paced action, and whilst it is undoubtedly energetic, it fails to quite penetrate the masks it sets .. Paste Magazine
2.0
If that picture struck you as too textured, too nuanced and too thoughtful, and also left you wishing Assange looked more like one of those dishy vamp .. Telegraph
3.0
Condons given us a smart and absorbing picture, but his dogged games of info dazzle dont quite belong in our decade either. Telegraph
3.0
Given how anyone who knows anything about WikiLeaks today can tell you that it was then Pvt.
2.5
The filmmakers take for granted that Assange is something of a creep, at least as a person, but consider it an open question whether Assange is an ins .. San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
The hottest young Hollywood talent acting out the story of your life and you cant check it out.What kind of raging egomaniac could resist
2.0
A stultifying and stodgy biopic that jazzes up its modern story with laughable dramatic techniques, The Fifth Estate tries to ape its subjects bravado .. Cinema Blend
3.5
Condon keeps the film moving at a relentless, techno thriller pace, but again, he manages to prevent it from ever being too confusing or overwhelming. JoBlo
2.5
The Fifth Estate is best suited as exploratory viewing for anyone looking to get a crash course overview on what all the WikiLeaks fuss was about. Screen Rant
2.5
That said, if youve seen Alex Gibneys vastly more satisfying documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, youll recognize how dead on Cumberb .. Philly
3.0
Cumberbatchs Assange is emotionless, cold and sometimes a bit sinister.
4.0
But Benedict Cumberbatchs potent performance as Assange makes this charismatic, inventive and zealous crusader into a fascinating protagonist despite .. Spirituality And Practice
3.1
The misstep isnt the subject; its how the subject is presented.As a thriller, The Fifth Estate is strangely inert, with a lot of movement but little i .. ReelViews
3.0
Through the eyes of Daniel Domscheit Berg, an early supporter and eventual colleague of Julian Assange, the film follows the heady, early days of Wiki .. Blu Ray
4.0
The rise of WikiLeaks, including its controversial publication of more than a quarter million U.S. diplomatic cables in 2010, makes for a polished and .. Chicago Reader
2.5
As it turns out, Assange without the right context is rather dull. Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
The finale deflates the build up of the whole moral issue of leaking secret information when you realize this story of heroic truth telling is also on ..
2.0
The Fifth Estate plays like three different stylistic takes on WikiLeaks greatest hits, with seemingly important secondary characters (Moritz Bleibtre ..
3.1
The paradox at the heart of the film is that Assange is hell bent on exposing corporate malfeasance and rails about transparency, yet hes unnaturally .. Usa Today
1.3
out of Dreamgirls (May 20/07) With its uniformly unmemorable songs and shockingly subpar performances (Jennifer Hudson won an Oscar for this), Dreamgi .. Reel Film Reviews
4.0
Smart,intelligent that plays like a current All The Presidents Men , a journalistic thriller with lots of pertinent questions but no real answers. You Tube
2.0
The director Bill Condon has a serious problem with The Fifth Estate, a film about the birth of WikiLeaks and Julian Assanges relationship with the Ge .. The Times
2.0
Instead, it is a depiction of scattered pieces of an overall story. Lariat
4.0
Cumberbatch gives a towering, compelling performance as Assange, although viewers may find themselves reminded of his TV portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, .. Radio Times
3.0
Yet, as a cinematic experience, the film is something of a mixed bag, sometimes good, sometimes mediocre. Screen It
2.0
Cumberbatch as the awkward Australian Assange performs a masterclass in mimicry. Independent
3.1
Its fun to watch fine actors like Cumberbatch and Bruhl go at each other. Rolling Stone
3.0
A glossy, engaging chronicle of alternative medias transition from redheaded stepchild to 800 pound gorilla and one of its figureheads accompanying ga .. The Wrap
4.0
An engaging and enjoyable retelling of the WikiLeaks story with an astonishing central performance from Benedict Cumberbatch ... View London
2.5
If only the rest of this movie were up to Cumberbatchs standards. News Day
3.8
Theres a propulsive energy that keeps things moving and fits the breakneck speed of modern media. News Day
3.0
Its a weirdly inventive performance in a movie that otherwise keeps telling us what to think about the man who unleashed the largest leak of official, .. Cs Monitor
1.3
Yet Condon distinguishes himself: He manages to make Julian Assange boring. New York Post
2.5
Some critics will be taken in by The Fifth Estates trendy visuals and empty insights, but moviegoers will quickly recognize this as trumped up Hollywo .. Film Journal International ..
3.0
Along the way there were plenty of other leaks and lots of interpersonal drama, most of it stemming from Assanges ego.Pretty good stuff, as you can le .. Az Central
2.5
Condon tries to dramatize the storys ideas but instead turns them into simplistic Power Point bullets that just lie there. Boston
3.0
After all, two tech heads tapping away, hacking into computers, isnt exactly visually stimulating stuff. Smh
3.0
But the movie doesnt just strive to convey the speed of digital communication. Npr
1.9
Its an intellectual grappling match that leaves viewers feeling worked over, disoriented and not much the wiser. Star Tribune
2.5
It might actually be interesting if it had enough passion and guts to take a stand, even a potentially wrongheaded one.
1.5
That movie certainly couldnt teach me any less about Assange and WikiLeaks than The Fifth Estate does.
3.1
Subjects of a film rarely make the best judges of them, and Assange is no exception. Toronto Star
3.0
Bruhl is fine as Berg, but it is Cumberbatch who carries the movie. Daily Mail
3.0
But he has no particular feeling for this material and the only container Singers script provides is a combination of stale character drama and warmed .. Salon
3.0
Its a well made and entertaining conspiracy thriller but remains a disappointingly superficial treatment of material that promised much more. Flim List
3.5
Its the frenzied filmmaking I object to, both in terms of incoherent storytelling and camera work, as well as editing and on screen graphics, all pump ..
3.0
Susan Grangers review of The Fifth Estate (DreamWorks/Disney) Based on real events, this edgy, dramatic thriller exposes the deceptions, deceits and c .. Susang Ranger
2.5
Corruption in cyberspace should be a helluva lot more entertaining than this. Observer
3.0
This needed to be a 10 hour miniseries on HBO, theres that much ground to cover. Movies
3.0
It could be a kind of modern day All The Presidents Men, albeit without one defining colossal scalp, a la Richard Nixon, but theres no getting around .. Express
2.0
Please just make sure what you have to say is done so with tonal consistency and at least a modicum of authenticity. The Film Stage
3.0
No whistles were blown during the making of this movie: what a shame. The Irish Times
2.5
It is the clunkiest piece of exposition Ive encountered in any movie of recent memory. Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
...The Fifth Estate focuses on what is ultimately a petty personal feud, while mostly missing the revolution thats still happening keystroke by keystr .. Blogs Indie Wire
4.0
With a riveting portrayal by Cumberbatch at its heart, The Fifth Estate tells its story grippingly but finally leaves us none the wiser. Total Film
2.0
But it also presents another problem of a different order, shallow yet completely intractable: watching people do stuff with computers isnt just as bo .. Standard
3.0
It may be a bit chilly, but The Fifth Estate is good, scary information well processed. Detroit News
3.0
It also answers very few of the tougher questions people might have about Assange in any sort of way that feels believable.
2.5
But Bill Condons film The Fifth Estate doesnt go far enough beyond the limited impression Cumberbatch describes. Groucho Reviews
3.0
I think there are a number of small strong moments in the film, but taken as a whole, it feels like a muddle. Hit Fix
2.5
Condon tries to spice up a badly fragmented narrative with graphics that presumably are intended to bring the digital age to life. Movie Habit
2.0
Toss in allegations of sexual misconduct and cutting edge technological savvy, and youve got all the ingredients for a ripped from the headlines, puls .. Oregon Live
3.0
It might grab your attention for the moment but it has no staying power. Daniel M. Kimmel is a veteran movie critic and author of a host of film relat .. Maki At The Movies
2.0
Sadly, thats all it is: an impersonation, a caricature that feels more aligned to a political satire sketch than of a hard hitting drama. Cine Vue
3.0
An energetic, frequently fun but ultimately shallow dramatisation, The Fifth Estate takes heed of too many narrative masters and ends up serving none .. Digital Spy
3.0
Its the quality of asking questions and providing no black and white answers that makes The Fifth Estate, in spite of its bluster and bravado, worth w .. Digital Spy
3.0
Cumberbatch is very good, in a movie that isnt.His portrayal of Assanges vain paranoia, his delusion of intellectually hovering above the world around .. Tamp A Bay
2.0
Unfortunately the irony of spinning an unconvincing fiction about a man who stopped at nothing to tell the truth is something even film making this po .. Flicks
2.5
** (out of four) You could fault arrogant, deceitful, unethical Julian Assange for a lot, but you cant blame him for resenting The Fifth Estate. Red Eye Chicago
3.0
Shortcomings aside, The Fifth Estate is an important movie because if you havent been thinking about how the internet continues to alter our perceptio .. Stl Today
3.8
There are very few good movies about journalism, and even fewer about computers. The Fifth Estate succeeds on at least the latter count. Stl Today
3.0
In a true story far more incredible than fiction the fate of democracy hangs on the whim and will of a young Antipodean whose powers of geeky conquest .. Ft
2.5
Dramatically flat and lacking in the sharply observed characters one expects, the film just sort of sits there, looking smarter than it is with nowher .. Dustin Put Man
2.5
And its nice to see Condon back in the saddle of a serious, ambitious film. Film Racket
2.5
A nice enough movie, but redundant and reductive compared to Gibneys film. Hollywood And Fine
2.0
Focused and nebulous, cluttered and superficial, powered by visceral performances and a script that, like Wikileaks itself, refuses to be edited, it i .. Killer Movie Reviews
3.1
In other words, theres not only an absence of a hatchet job but an absence of an opinion.
1.5
The film nevertheless remains an interesting account of era defining events, anchored by a grandstanding central performance from Benedict Cumberbatch .. Ign
2.0
Maybe its bad timing maybe its just a bad film but I struggled with The Fifth Estate. The Film Pie
2.0
Its almost as if Condon himself is asking the audience to pick a side and this sucks the life out of the film . Punch Drunk Critics
3.1
Warts and all, the movie definitely succeeds in engaging its audience. Js Online
2.0
Condon seems to hope energetic staging and furrowed brows will compensate for a script thats essentially an exchange of halfhearted arguments. The Dissolve
4.0
But while the pic is far from perfect, its a deft portrait of an inimitably controversial figure and one that features a wonderful lead performance.It .. Cinemix Tape
3.1
Cumberbatch boosts fact based Fifth Estate to tolerable drama hello Benedict Cumberbatch plays WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the information ove .. Daily Herald
2.0
To hear The Fifth Estate tell it, Assange is a messiah with a hypocritical message, exposing the lies of others while keeping everything about himself .. Crave Online
2.5
For better or worse, Assanges motives remain ambiguous enough to leave viewers still wondering about him when the film is done.Some dream sequences an .. Mercury News
2.5
Younger audiences, all too familiar with texting and IMs, can be given visual shorthand Sherlock itself handles the texting issue particularly well bu .. The Verge
3.5
Its a gutsy move, reminding audiences that what theyve just seen is but one version of the story.That wont be enough to pacify the Assangeites or addr .. The Ooh Tray
2.0
It all rings as false as Cumberbatchs wig.The Fifth Estate has nothing but its awards worthy central performance. Movie Mezzanine
1.5
Like WikiLeaks itself, The Fifth Estate collapses under the sheer weight of information and political import bearing down upon it, its human drama cru .. Film 4
3.0
Cumberbatch brings to his role the combination of a revolutionarys solemn zeal and an essential quixotic whimsicality. East Bay Express
2.5
It had the opportunity to dazzle us with one of the biggest news stories of the last few years, but it never goes into enough depth, plot or character ..
2.5
Its muddled, uncertain, and sometimes wobbles.It needs commitment. Tony Mack
2.5
Ultimately, The Fifth Estate is an example of the whole being somehow lesser than its parts; a film easily outperformed by its performers and the real .. Concrete Play Ground
2.0
The films fogeyish approach to technology probably wouldnt matter so much if it had grasped the bare bones of drama. New States Man
3.5
Benedict Cumberbatchs performance is the knockout, precise, conflicted, mysterioso, wily, his own charm alloyed with the Aussie oddness of Assange. New City Film
3.0
The film is no love letter to Assange. If he was worried about being portrayed as an arrogant git, an Aussie larrikin with a neat turn of phrase and a .. Tiny Url
3.0
Like the journalists Assange worked with, it tries to put some shape and perspective on a story that is still too big and too new to frame as a defini .. Movie Mom
2.5
But its really an old fashioned falling out of love story, as seen from Domscheit Bergs perspective. Entertainment Time
3.0
Benedict Cumberbatch nails Julian Assange and looks and talks so much like the real thing that you often forget he isnt. Its a brilliant piece of work .. Tri City Herald
2.5
You will be hard pressed to find a movie this year as overly directed as this one. Blog Bullz Eye
2.5
We understand and even sympathize with Daniels crisis of conscience, but it is not enough to sustain the whole enterprise, and it would likely have be .. Assignment X
3.8
As the world doesnt seem to have quite made up its mind about Julian Assange, it seems fitting that the new film about him and the rise of Wikileaks h .. Wp Me
3.5
Cumberbatch hypnotically ricochets between the erratic inner workings of Assange. Graffiti With Punctuation
3.0
Despite a glaring lack of context, the movie succeeds on the strength of its principal players.Cumberbatchs Assange is a cult of personality as big an .. Toledo Blade
2.0
Just how interesting you find The Fifth Estate may entirely depend on how interested you are in the whistle blowing site WikiLeaks and its founder Jul .. Spectator
3.0
Yes is this controversial films answer.But this answer will not please everyone. Honey Cutts Hollywood
4.0
After playing abrasively decent detective Sherlock Holmes and intergalactic megalomaniac Khan in Star Trek into Darkness, Benedict Cumberbatch lands s .. Sky
1.5
Despite its mostly frantic pacing and considerable ambition, it lacks true entertainment value because the aforementioned dilemma is not presented as .. Kaplan Vs Kaplan
2.5
A rather ham fisted look at the information wars, which contains some drama but takes too long to get to the good stuff. Richard Crouse
3.0
To make up for a lackluster plot, Condon compensates by integrating unnecessary cinematic flashes. Mac Guff
2.5
The movie provides a good showcase for British star Cumberbatch and Bruhl, both of whom deliver good performances, but overall it turns out to be more .. Miami
2.0
Theres perhaps nothing more cringe inducing than a squares view of a radical subculture. Willamette Week
3.5
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2.9
For a film that reminds use over and over that this is a whole new world, this movie feels awfully familiar. Film.com
3.0
No matter how elaborately you trick out the shot, watching actors type on computer keyboards just isnt all that dramatic; even if theyre typing really .. Metro Times
2.0
The Fifth Estate is a movie about remarkable events and a remarkable man, but sadly, its an unremarkable movie. Ut Sandiego
3.1
Much of the drama takes place as characters sit in the glow of a laptop screen, furiously typing, mousing and instant messaging, which offers a great .. MLive.com
2.5
This efficient but uninspired work doesnt provide any more insight into the issue than a television docudrama would. Hey U Guys
2.0
Flat, boring, the antithesis of a thriller, the fascinating story of WikiLeaks is a letdown. Even Benedict Cumberbatchs show stopping octopus dance wh .. The Diva Review
2.6
Even as a standard political thriller The Fifth Estate fails since it is rarely thrilling and almost never truly political. Flixist
2.5
For all its frantic keyboarding, The Fifth Estate doesnt present a coherent picture. O Canada
3.0
For the first half, hes Robin Hood; in the second half, hes The Joker. The Reader (Omaha, NE)
3.0
Cumberbatch as Assange brings the film a coiling fascination that keeps it humming even when it collapses under the weight of its own ambition. Oc Register
3.0
Nonetheless, this is an engaging portrayal of what will likely be a historical game changer in news and transparency. Digital Journal
3.5
But that doesnt hold Benedict Cumberbatch back from delivering a knockout performance as Assange. Fox News
2.5
The combination of Cumberbatchs coolly outcaste behavior and Bruhls intensity and the way he captures Daniels naivete as a true believer almost saves .. Dc5
1.5
If we leave with no clearer understanding of Assanges character and motives, the film has failed us.The Fifth Estate fails us big time. 7 Dvt
3.0
Benedict Cumberbatch and Daniel Brhl do a fine job of drawing us into their characters, but because The Fifth Estate is an uneven and sometimes confus .. Movie Metropolis
3.0
And yet, somewhere along the lines, the drama failed to really snap. Lagniappe Mobile
5.0
This breathless thriller that treats the speed of data as a matter of life and death. Ma Cleans
2.0
The first narrative film portrait of the white blond cyber bad boy feels undercooked and overwrought, haphazardly written and overdirected. Dallas News
1.5
The best thing you can say about it is that it is a competent work with tip top production values and never a dull moment. Louis Proyect
2.5
But the movies all too much of a slog, Im afraid, through a story that a lot of viewers will find too heavy on current events and history and too ligh .. Neils Entertainment Picks
2.0
Emphasizes parts of the story that arent all that interesting, while soft pedaling or leaving out all together a lot of the best parts. Technology Tell
2.5
This noncommittal viewpoint of a half WikiLeaks documentary/ half dramatic narrative made for, ultimately, one mediocre film. Cinemacy
3.0
The Fifth Estate proves little more than a showcase for the acting talents of a supreme mime in the form of the lanky Cumberbatch. ScreenAnarchy
4.0
But it is surely Domscheit Bergs fury that paints such an unattractive picture of Assange as a ruthless megalomaniac and an enigmatic, bitter man. Las Vegas Informer
2.5
At a fundamental character level, The Fifth Estate understands whats so intriguing about Julian Assange. Altfg
2.0
This may be the greatest failing of The Fifth Estate: It takes place in a world of dirty (non )secrets our tax dollars pay for and sells it back to us ..
4.5
In form, its a vintage journalism thriller, a nihilistic newspaper drama for the dark digital age. Insidemovies Ew
4.5
Nothing condescends to savvy cinemagoers quite like characters who directly articulate a films subtext.
3.0
Given its own aggressive attention deficit disorder, The Fifth Estate is the sort of movie that might induce a migraine although that could have less ..
1.0
There is barely a single moment in this film that doesnt amaze and astonish. Critical Women Blog Spot



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