 Welcome to Car Side Reviews. I'm Adam Olinger. I'm in the parking lot as you can see. Just got done seeing Richard Jewel. It's negative 10 outside because I'm an idiot and do a show called Car Side Reviews in Minnesota. Don't have the car running because the audio would be just a mess. So this is going to be quick. Just a footnote. I've been having to do this lately because people are getting new people to the channel are getting the wrong impression about this video. It's not meant to be a case study into the picture or a deep dive. I'm not a professor of film. I'm a jackass on YouTube with a hobby. So don't expect anything too intelligent here. I try to treat this show like I'm talking to my friends after seeing a film. Anyway, this movie Richard Jewel, based on the real events of the Olympic bombing that took place and he was the hero of the event who was wrongfully pinned as the villain. I looked up the actor's name who played Richard Jewel just before I hit record and I already forgot it. Paul is in the name. I can't look at my phone because it's recording over there. I'm sorry, but he did a great job. I didn't recognize him from anything else. This is a Clint Eastwood film. Full disclosure, I got prescreeners to this. I wouldn't have gone had I not because I only have limited time and resources and it was a distance away. But if they're gonna throw me a free movie, I will see it. I still have to wait in line like everybody else. It's not like a VIP presser or anything. It's just getting on a list and getting lucky. I did enjoy this quite a bit. I would watch it again and I do recommend going to see it. Like I said, it's based on a true story that said this is a Hollywood film. They take a lot of creative liberties and there is, I quickly saw an article right before I went to the movie and there is controversy already surrounding it. I don't know if it's manufactured controversy or what to pump up publicity for this thing. Olivia Wilde plays a reporter in this and I guess she's based off a true character, a true person who's now dead and they don't paint her in a very good light at all. And apparently some of the stuff that she does in the film was, they took a lot of creative liberties and not good. And this lady doesn't have a chance to defend herself and there is a massive amount of hypocrisy if all that is true because the whole point of this movie is to tell the story of how the media and the powers that be can feed into narratives together and things can just get incredibly out of control and you can hurt a lot of innocent people in the process, people that should have been propped up and praised for the heroic deed that was being done. And that is the case with Richard Jewel. For all intensive purposes, I have no reason to not believe this story. I think it's pretty well known, especially in the Georgia area where this takes place, that this man was trying to do the right thing and because he had a suspicious background and met certain criteria, he was painted as the villain. I only saw one trailer for this and had I known the cast was this impressive, maybe I would have been more interested in seeing it. You have Sam Rockwell in this playing the lawyer Watson. It's a good name for a lawyer. He's terrific. Sam Rockwell always is though. You have Kathy Bates. I love Kathy Bates. She plays the mom. I mentioned Olivia Wilde. She's having fun in this role. She gets to play a young up and coming spunky reporter who's willing to do whatever it takes to get the gig. Controversy aside, it was an entertaining role to watch. John Hamm is here. He plays a prick FBI agent. We have a straightforward story. It's easy to watch, easy to digest. You know all the players. There's no confusion. There's not a lot of jumping around in time. And yet the character of Richard Jewel is very interesting because you just you're just waiting for him to break emotionally. And while he certainly does a little bit, it's not how most normal people would. And they paint this guy like essentially Paul Blart Mall Cop with with definitely better ingenuity and the kindest heart you could possibly imagine. And that comes at a price. It's a tough watch. It's pretty heartbreaking. It's frustrating at times because Richard Jewel just he's not getting it or or he is getting it. But because he knows he's innocent and because he believes in the rule of law and he believes that that justice will prevail. He's willing to go along with the ride, be as cooperative as possible. And there's there's a there's a charm to it. But there's also a level of just inferior frustration. I've had a string of good movies lately. And I dug this one, too. There's been a good year for movies in general. I think this is one you go check out if you're not going to go see Jumanji two or whatever Jumanji three. But let's be honest, this Jumanji two, these have very, very little to do with the original Jumanji movie. I would go see Richard Jewel. I think it's worth the trip. If you like this type of movie, just just go in knowing there's not a lot of action. There's not a lot of high stakes moments. It's really it's a character film. There is some good laughs. There is some great heart. You might shed a tear. And yeah, what else can you ask for? Make sure to like and subscribe and comment. I think that helps something on YouTube. I don't really know anymore. But it would be it would be nice if you joined. And then we can we can do this some more. All right, take care.