Because it was conveniently buried underneath the inane Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1996 not many people heard about Webb exposing the CIA for importing crack cocaine into the United States. Unlike most political thrillers like this, the film remembers there's plenty of heart in these characters and it uses this tool with great success, heavily engrossing us into this overly frustrating cover-up. It's well acted, tightly paced, never overly preachy and supplies us with just enough facts to want to dig deeper. Sadly, Webb, who's career and personal life was destroyed, committed suicide in 2004 by "miraculously" shooting himself in the head twice so he'll never see the film doing his work justice. Despite rave reviews, the film was quietly released in only a handful of theaters and disappeared quickly among a flurry of summer blockbusters.
4 missing motorcycles out of 5
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