Most accurate scene in this movie is when the crowd at a Kenny Rogers concert claps along to the music with absolutely appalling rhythm.

Take a drink every time they say “Richard Jewell.”

Richard Jewell

Reminds me of how we treat our president

Probably my favorite from the Late-Eastwood Heroism Project, mostly because instead of focusing on the trials of law enforcement or military service or even SULLY's simple grace under fire, this is just about a culture of unending cynicism and mistrust and anger. Everyone's looking to poke holes in Richard, everyone is convinced that he's too dumb, too fat, too fucking polite to be anything other than a shifty weirdo at best, a mass-murderer at worst. Plenty of material for both sides of the Clint divide to chew on here too, including a maybe-problematic portrayal of women, a self-interested and inherently deceptive media landscape, some hypocrisy re: law enforcement, and even the prominent placement of a few Confederate flags, but I submit to you that it's all of a piece given Eastwood's career-long infatuation with subtle gradations of virtue (or lack thereof). Also Paul Walter Hauser is very good here.

do the macarena every time they say "richard jouuul"

The Confederate flag got a more respectful portrayal in this than Olivia Wilde's character

A great movie about demeanor. How it is acted, perceived and sold out there. Terrific acted by all. Very libertarian in its political leanings (Rockwell must be one of the closest fictional self-portraits Eastwood has pulled, he even stays most of the back half of the movie trying to direct Hauser's Jewell), One of the more thoughtful Eastwood's takes on American Law and Order worship ideology.

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I believe that something produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and directed by Clint Eastwood cannot disappoint us and this is not the case, the performances are so good and the scene where he finds the bomb generates chills and tachycardia
Clint Eastwood never disappoints

Good performances from the lead and kathy bates. Jon hamm was SUCH a lil brat. Ill add there were some really corny scenes/filming methods. 

Sam rockwell delivered, to no ones surprise.

Holy shit, I was so shocked by this film. First of all, the casting was absolutely fantastic. The comparisons that can be made to the original clips are jaw dropping. The story is painted accurately, taking into account why the FBI suspected Jewell and how they had the ability to turn paint him as a villain. The emotional intensity, specially through Kathy Bates' character, is so heartbreaking. I'm not ashamed to admit I shed a tear. Fantastic.

Wow, this was an amazing film!
Acting is fantastic throughout the board! Kathy Bates definitely deserved her Oscar nomination.
The last scene, Paul Walter Hauser‘s monologue, was perfect!!!

I loved Richard but good God the politics are garbage

"You're the only one who treated me like a human being! And now you're just yelling at me, telling me to be somebody that I'm not! I don't know how to be that guy! You're that guy! I'm me!"

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Stories like this make me sick to my stomach. Just another example of how fucked up humanity can be sometimes. Richard Jewell really felt like a horror movie and scared me more than most actual horror movies do.

It's not one of Eastwood's best, but still a great and very "enjoyable" biographical drama.

- Sam Rockwell rocks
- wahre Story, kurzweilig erzählt
- Clint Eastwoods Intention?

Acerca de cómo es importante de estar seguros de que alguien es culpable, antes de hacerlo culpable, la presunción de inocencia es importante para que no haya abusos

Richard is an American hero and icon

Imagining if Aaron Sorkin tried to tell this story and getting myself extremely mad.

Fantastische Darsteller/innen in einem nachdenklichen Zeitdokument über Mediengewalt und wie diesbezüglich Vorurteile das Leben eines Menschen ruinieren könnten.
Gute Charakterdarstellungen, famose darstellerische Leistungen, spannende Momente, keine Sekunde zu lang und generell eine nachdenkliche und ergreifende Geschichte, die mich leider atmosphärisch und emotional nicht so mitreißen konnte, wie ich es mir erhofft hatte. Denn dafür bleibt die Handlung zu nah an den Figuren, und betrachtet zu wenig die Hetze, die den gezeigten Druck, der auf Richard Jewell lastet, bewirkt - oder zumindest kam dieser Druck für mich nicht ganz so deutlich rüber, um ihn wie erhofft nachempfinden zu können, denn dafür ist mir die Erzählweise vielleicht doch etwas zu nüchtern für einen Film.
Zudem ist "Richard Jewell" sehr dialoggesteuert/dialoglastig, was allerdings wirklich niemals stört/langweilt, weil die Dialoge so interessant sind und von den Darsteller/innen so großartig rübergebracht werden.

Un bellissimo film di Eastwood che racconta come la società americana possa distruggere la vita di un normale cittadino solo per trovare un colpevole.
Eastwood continua a sfornare capolavori anche proponendo storie di vita vere!
Un film da vedere assolutamente.