I'm not a big football fan, but I remember when this story broke. It still gets to me how bad it was. Don't be fooled by the poor reviews, if you read them you will see they are mostly Paterno Faithfuls who refuse to face the cold hard facts.
This movie does a good job of pointing out a lot of the problems with what happened then and is still happening. A lot of Penn State fans forget that they shouldn't be outraged for Paterno's sake, but for the sake of those children who were sexually assaulted by someone they thought wanted to help them.
Pacino does not portray a villain in Paterno. They show Paterno for what he was, a human being. He did great things, he helped a lot of people, but he wasn't a saint either. He was not solely responsible for what happened, but the truth is that he isn't without fault either.
So for Penn State fans looking for vindication of Paterno, you won't find that here. If you want a well acted, fairly accurate depiction of what happened, then this will be the film for you.
This movie does a good job of pointing out a lot of the problems with what happened then and is still happening. A lot of Penn State fans forget that they shouldn't be outraged for Paterno's sake, but for the sake of those children who were sexually assaulted by someone they thought wanted to help them.
Pacino does not portray a villain in Paterno. They show Paterno for what he was, a human being. He did great things, he helped a lot of people, but he wasn't a saint either. He was not solely responsible for what happened, but the truth is that he isn't without fault either.
So for Penn State fans looking for vindication of Paterno, you won't find that here. If you want a well acted, fairly accurate depiction of what happened, then this will be the film for you.