Nothing But The Truth (2008) - Ain't No Truth!

★★★☆☆

‘Nothing But The Truth’ kicks off right the way: the U.S. President comes across an assassination attempt. The U.S. Government wages a war against Venezuela after convincing its people that it must be involved, but it’s not, and a CIA agent named Erica knows it. Of course she’s not telling because that’ll be a threat to national security if she does. Rachel, a journalist for the Capital Sun-Times, is told by a source the whole truth however. Now everybody knows the U.S. Government was lying. Rachel is ordered by the Judge to reveal the identity of her source, but she decides to defend the principle of confidentiality and refuses. She’s then put behind bars and paying the price.

This is a film about national security against the principle of confidentiality. If you’re politics-minded, you’ll love it. If you’re not so into politics, and simply prefer serious dramas, it won’t let you down either. The script is solid and smart, but the casting seems weak. I don’t know. It feels more like an extended episode of a legal drama series than a film. I wonder nonetheless, why Rachel is so determined to keep her mouth shut even if her source’s facing death and she’s losing her family. Though the ending’s kind of shocking, it’s not a satisfying answer to my wonder after all.

There ain’t no such a thing as truth at all. It all depends who tells it, who’s buying it and the number of those believing it. The more the people, the more truthful it seems. But what it seems is not what it is. We’re not seeing the truth. We’re just seeing what we want to believe. As some want nothing but the truth, I guess this world’s of anything but the truth! So truth’s nothing important. What we believe matters!