The film is well done, technically: well acted and well directed. In terms of human psychology, or exploring the human psyche, I think it's rather shallow.
In the Catholic Herald, an English Catholic publication, she writes about the same film:
'Spotlight' shows what journalism can do very well: investigate a story, digging away at it until all is revealed. And it demonstrates what journalism should do, too, which is to question power.
But it also illustrates what journalism can seldom do: explain the deep well-springs of a human problem. The movie tells much, but explains little.
No mention of 'shallow' in her UK column. And a different tone too.
Interesting.
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