Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2011

In 2003, the self-righteous crooks in the White House punished Joseph Wilson, a former ambassador to Niger, for publicly (and knowledgeably) criticizing their fictitious evidence for going to war in Iraq. They purposefully blew the cover of his wife, covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson. Now, to make sure your outrage about this tragic, treasonous abuse of power remains on the front burner, Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity), Naomi Watts and Sean Penn offer this fascinating, infuriating, fact-based political thriller. This is no mere left-wing rant, but neither does it disguise its sympathies.