Review – Shattered Glass

I don’t think I would have liked this as much as I did if I wasn’t such a journalism nerd. Certainly it has plenty of elements I typically dislike, particularly the use of a cast heavy in “indie darlings” such as Peter Saarsgard and Chloe Sevigny to add instant gravitas to an otherwise-uninspiring production. But as much as I might hate to admit it, I’m fascinated by the story of the fraud-filled career of Stephen Glass at The New Republic. To be sure, I wish they’d done more with the Glass character. I’m left wondering if he was a con artist, mentally ill, a desperate kid in a bad situation, or some combination of the three. I also wonder if an actor with more range than Hayden Christiansen might have gotten more out of the role. Production problems aside, this is an entertaining tale with an important moral about honesty and the news media. Mildly amusing