Valerie Palme (Watts) works for the CIA but when her husband, Joe Wilson (Penn), writes a damning article regarding the Bush administration and their war in Iraq, the government get retribution by leaking her identity which attracts a lot of unwanted attention for Valerie and discrediting her husband. The lives of her co-operatives are put at risk, her career is destroyed and her family is hounded by the media. Armed only with the truth, Joe and Valerie fight back against the government and feel the strain on their lives and marriage as they attempt to bring those at the White House to court and clear their names.
The fact that it’s a true story is gripping and Penn and Watts do an excellent job in conveying the heart and frustration of the story to us. It is well written but takes a while before it ever really gets going and thriller wouldn’t be the best word to describe Fair Game as it goes at a steady pace throughout.
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