At Sunday’s Emmys, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Breonna Taylor were remembered. Winners encouraged viewers to vote. And essential workers grounded the show.
Despite all of the authentic, real-life political fireworks they had to work with in this production, which is based on Comey’s bestseller “A Higher Loyalty,” “The Comey Rule” still comes off flat — and even boring — in places. It’s as if the cast and narrative could not compete with the larger-than-life absurdity of the actual people and events they’re depicting.
Take the role of Comey himself. The real man is an enigma — he’s stiff, steeped in FBI protocol, yet personable, even charming, in an awkward sort of way. Daniels doesn’t capture that nuance, though he does convincingly portray how conflicted Comey felt between protecting the American people, protecting the bureau and serving the president.Trump is another tricky figure. The president is shamelessly full of bluster, not to mention unabashedly ill-informed — and then, of course, there’s the hair.
These caricatures might distract from the story, but “The Comey Rule,” written and directed by Billy Ray, is still worth watching. It does an impressive job of teasing out the tangle of influences that changed the face of American politics four years ago this autumn. It also shows the total unpreparedness of Washington, with all its traditions and protocols, for dealing with the rule-breaking, norm-upending Trump.
Plus, Democrats and Republicans all hate Comey, but they want to make him a hero? Might want to wait a few decades for that.
Looks awful, will never watch
Haven't watched it yet, just have to keep in mind it's a fictional account of number one boy scouts dilution of grandeur
Deifying a coup monger and traitor to his nation is why you are fakenews and the EnemyOfThePeople
Its a complete work of fiction
It's drama will pale compared to the indictments that are coming down soon.
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