Intelligent, provocative writing, blending Murrow's lacerating monologues with a jagged, cynical journalistic humour

Scrupulously journalistic, sometimes to its credit, sometimes to its deficit as a movie.

Good Night is not your average historical recreation. It doesn't dumb-down its story or its characters with needless explanation for the benefit of an under-educated audience.

proves that it is still possible in the cinema, if not in television, to inform without being boring and entertain without condescending.

bez obzira na plemenite namjere svojih tvoraca, ipak ne zaslu%u017Euje "Oscara", jer je iznevjerio visoke standarde objektivnosti koje pripisuje svom junaku.

Having your heart in the right place doesn't quite compensate for keeping your mouth somewhat shut and turning the volume down to an ideological whisper.

... a timely reminder of the consequences of failing to balance national security with personal liberties... (believability is) what really comes through on the screen...

It's both a crafty little picture and a forthright one -- a neat trick.

A solid achievement.

David Strathairn is terrific and with George Clooney's passion for his subject, they make [i]Good Night[/i] a satisfying comparison between the past and the present.