The Mainstream Media Doesn't Want You to See "Gosnell"
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This Friday (Oct. 12), "Gosnell: The Trial of America's Greatest Serial Killer" will be released in movie theatres around the country. Sadly, many people are unware of the movie's existence. Please don't allow the mainstream media's almost complete silence to stop you from watching this wonderfully produced movie about an important topic.
Directed by Nick Searcy, best known for starring in FX's "Justified," "Gosnell" tackles the tough story of the trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell with nuanced gravitas and artistic deftness. While assuming that most people are familiar with the story, I'm not going to provide much background information so as not to publish spoilers. For the sake of this review, Dr. Kermit Gosnell ran an abortion clinic in Philadelphia that was shut down after he was arrested for a myriad of crimes. And that's where Gosnell begins, with the lead-up to and raid on Dr. Gosnell's clinic. Ending with the trial completed, "Gosnell" is a stirring call to value and protect life
Beginning with the screenplay, penned by Andrew Klavan, Phelim McAleer, and Ann McElhinney, "Gosnell" resists the temptation to devolve into a melodramatic serial killer movie. In large part because of the tone set by the tightly constructed screenplay that never once waivers off point, Searcy and his cast are able to deliver an entertaining movie that also calls the viewer to think and feel deeply about the presence of the evil of abortion in our society, but without using cheap dramatic tactics to manipulate the audience's emotions. Everything is earned honestly in "Gosnell."
An important tactic of the filmmakers was focusing on the events of the trial and not allowing "Gosnell" to become an overt pro-life propaganda piece. You see, it doesn't need to be. Even though the characters assert throughout the film that abortion is not on trial, the viewer knows that it is. And this is why the MSM is mostly silent about this excellent movie, and why you should go see it. Taking on abortion in such a powerful and artistically excellent way poses a grave threat to the MSM's love of the leftist agenda
"Gosnell" is at its best when Searcy trains the camera on Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Alexis McGuire (played by Sarah Jane Morris) and Dr. Kermit Gosnell (played by Earl Billings). The two represent good and evil, yet both present a complex picture of good and evil........(SNIP)