Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

famefut A fascinating documentary that sheds a revealing light on the largest whistleblowing scandal of recent times, its repercussions and the moral dilemma involved, even though Gibney also has a bit of trouble editing all this material together in a cohesive way. Watch it. Best WikiLeaks doc out there.

gavin6942 A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in United States history.How do you make a documentary on Assange without being political? Even if you try to be neutral, you will inevitably be able to lump interview into two groups: his supporters and his detractors. And he has plenty of both.For supporters, you can rally around the "Collateral Murder" video and how it shows war in its unvarnished form. Whether or not this video showed a crime or a mistake, it makes us aware of what war is -- something that most of us today will never experience.Detractors can appreciate how this film not only focuses on Assange's hacking (which is good or bad depending on who you are), but also shows how he is something of a sketchy person, abandoning his children and allegedly assaulting women. And then, he may even have been using Wikileaks funds to pay for his assault defense, which would be wrong.The documentary also looks closer at Bradley (or Chelsea) Manning than any other source thus far. The e-mails, the access he had and his personal problems. I learned relatively little about Wikileaks from this film, but a good deal on Manning. And for that, I would highly recommend it.

seanrkearney If this film tells us anything its that the mainstream media like their corporate paymasters are very much in bed with the governmental organizations who Julian Assange and others looks to expose. From its title its clear that this is film offers little in the way of objective journalism and instead tows the mainstream media line that Assange is not a whistle blower but in fact an irresponsible thief. There is some interesting facts included in the documentary but its inability to remain objective for me at least undermined its credibility and its value as a serious work. Of course without Assange and people like Bradley Manning the worst excesses of government and corporate society would never come to light. A message this film conspicuously overlooks.

Hellmant 'WE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKS': Four Stars (Out of Five)An in-depth look at the website called WikiLeaks, featuring several interviews with it's founder Julian Assange and other key figures involved with it over the last several years. It was written and directed by Alex Gibney (Gibney has also helmed such critically acclaimed documentaries as 2005's 'ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM' and 2007's 'TAXI TO THE DARKSIDE'). Assange was not involved in the making of the film in any way and has publicly denounced it (and it's title) as being biased against him. The film's producers argue that this is not true and that the title is in fact taken from a quote by Michael Haden, a former CIA director, (which is used in the film) about the US government. Interviews with Assange, and a few others, were provided by previously recorded footage. After seeing the film I can definitely say it's not biased towards Assange in any way, if anything it shows him as sort of a hero. It's not the best paced film but it's definitely informative and interesting, for the most part. The film begins it's story by discussing an attack on NASA computers in 1989 by Australian hackers (through a 'WANK worm attack'), which included Assange. It goes over the financial collapse of Iceland, controversial Iraq and Afghanistan war footage (uploaded by WikiLeaks), Bradley Manning's leaking of classified information (and his communications with Adrian Lamo, who later betrayed him) and many other notorious WikiLeaks moments. The film details the creation of the website in 2006 and how Assange became a celebrity almost overnight. It discusses the sexual assault accusations that were brought up against him and interviews both his critics and supporters. Most of the information provided in the film is stuff I already knew (and I'm assuming most other viewers will be just as informed) but not in this much detail. I found the interviews to be insightful and moving (especially the ones with people like Adrian Lamo) and definitely feel like I learned at least a little from the movie. I don't think it's a film that leans one way or the other in it's narrative; those that see Assange as a hero will continue to see him that way and those that think he's a despicable traitor will keep thinking that as well. The film just reinforces whatever you already think (there's nothing but facts provided). I for one definitely don't think Assange is a traitor. I believe all important government information should be available to the public and I support Assange's cause. I don't know what kind of a person he is in his personal life but I do think he's a hero in the work he's done with WikiLeaks (I also believe this, even more so, about Bradley Manning).Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZa4L9FExKY